Regba

Regba 32°58′36″N 35°5′56″E / 32.97667°N 35.09889°E / 32.97667; 35.09889
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Mateh Asher
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1946
Founded by	British Army veterans
Population  (2022)[1]	1,115

Regba (Hebrew: רֶגְבָּה) is a moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located near Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,115.^[1]

History

Regba was established in 1946 next to the Palestinian Arab villages of Al-Sumayriyya and Mazra'a, by a group of veterans of the British Army from Germany, the Netherlands and English speaking countries.^[2] It was originally established as a kibbutz and became a moshav shitufi in 1949. The name is symbolic, as in "Regev" ("lump of earth").

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  The area in a 1940s Survey of Palestine map, with the modern locations overlaid. The two pre-existing villages of Al-Sumayriyya and Mazra'a can be seen
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  Regba Aliyah 18 August 1946
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  Regba 18 August 1946
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  Regba 18 August 1946
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  Regba 1947

Landmarks

Regba Center for Olive and Oil, originally located at the Shemen factory in Haifa Bay, documents the history of the country's olive industry.^[3]

Notable residents

• Eyal Berkovic (born 1972), football player

References