Bustan HaGalil בֻּסְתַּן הַגָּלִיל‎ (Hebrew)
Etymology: Orchard of the Galilee
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Coordinates: 32°57′4″N 35°4′58″E / 32.95111°N 35.08278°E / 32.95111; 35.08278
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Mateh Asher
Region	Western Galilee
Affiliation	Agricultural Union
Founded	1948
Founded by	Romanian Holocaust survivors
Population  (2024)[1]	1,085

Bustan HaGalil (Hebrew: בֻּסְתַּן הַגָּלִיל or בוסתן הגליל lit. Orchard of the Galilee) is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern Israel. Located near Acre, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2024 its population was 1,085.^[1]

History

It was founded in 1948 by Holocaust survivors from Romania and was not far from the location of the deserted Arab village of Al-Manshiyya, north of the village site.^[2] The first arrivals used the buildings of the Sydney Smith Barracks, where the Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre, which ended the Syria-Lebanon campaign of World War II in 1941, was signed.^{[3] [4]} The name is symbolic, taken after the orchards in the area.^[3]

After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, residents of the moshav of Beit Yosef joined them.

References

External links

• Bustan HaGalil Authority for Development of the Galilee (in Hebrew)