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Shoval
Sign in to saveShoval () is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the northern Negev desert near the Bedouin city of Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
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Place details
- Locality
- מועצה אזורית בני שמעון
- Region
- מחוז הדרום
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 820
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
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Key facts
- Kibbutz.name
- Shoval
- Kibbutz.hebname
- שובל
- Kibbutz.image
- Шоваль (центр).JPG
- Kibbutz.foundation
- 6 October 1946
- Kibbutz.district
- south
- Kibbutz.council
- Bnei Shimon
- Kibbutz.affiliation
- Kibbutz Movement
- Kibbutz.pushpin_map
- Israel northwest negev#Israel
- Kibbutz.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 640
- Elevation
- 206
- Official website
- www.shoval.org.il
- Image
- Shoval.JPG
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- Shoval
- inception
- 1946-00-00
- postal code
- 85320
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Shoval () is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the northern Negev desert near the Bedouin city of Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
==Etymology== The kibbutz founders wanted to name it "Eilat" as they wanted to settle near the Red Sea, however, the naming committee chose the name Shoval. The origin of the name is from two passages in the Books of Chronicles: ''″The sons of Se'ir: Lotan, Shoval, Tziv'on, 'Anah, Dishon, Etzer and Dishan.″ - 1 Chronicles 1:38 ″The descendants of Y'hudah: Peretz, Hetzron, Karmi, Hur and Shoval.″'' - 1 Chronicles 4:1
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