Liman, Israel Explained

Liman
Foundation:1949
Founded By:Demobilized soldiers
District:north
Council:Mateh Asher
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement
Pushpin Map:Israel northwest#Israel
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Coordinates:33.0589°N 35.1128°W

Liman (Hebrew: לִימַן) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Western Galilee about 5km (03miles) north of Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of . Its area is about 2400 dunams and most residents work in agriculture, including chicken raising.

History

The village was founded in 1949 by a group of demobilized soldiers on part of the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Bassa. It was originally called Tzahal,[1] [2] but was later renamed "Liman" to honor the American senator Herbert H. Lehman.

The Liman Nature Reserve is located about 1km (01miles) north of the settlement, an area of about 50 dunams on a section of the gravel ridge that was preserved.

A 3rd century painted tomb from the Roman period was discovered in the fields of Liman in 1994–1995. The tomb contained two skeletons, bottles, coins and pottery.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Morris, Benny . The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Benny Morris . 2004 . 978-0-521-00967-6 . Cambridge University Press. xxii.
  2. Book: All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid. Khalidi. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 0-88728-224-5. 9.
  3. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/23459811.pdf?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents Tombs of the Roman Period at Tell Shubeib