Hukok () is a kibbutz in Israel. Located near the Sea of Galilee and the cities of Tiberias and Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
In 1945, the Hukok fort was built by the Solel Boneh company as a strategic settlement post and named after the biblical village of Huqoq (),Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. 3rd edition, 1993, Jerusalem: Carta, p. 204, the supposed burial place of the prophet Habakkuk. It stood near the Palestinian village of Yaquq.
The kibbutz was established in 1946 by graduates of the Mikveh Israel agricultural school and members of the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth movement.
Yaquq was depopulated on May 1, 1948 during the civil war phase of the war.Morris, 2004, p. xvii, village #73. Gives cause of depopulation as "?"
After the 1948 Palestine war, the fort was used as an absorption center for new immigrants.
Between 2002 and 2003, as part of a nationwide program, the kibbutz took in 76 immigrants (22 families) from Latin America, of whom 58 remained.
Economy In addition to agriculture, the kibbutz runs a plastics factory, Hukok Industries. The kibbutz operates a private beach on Lake Kinneret that was awarded a Blue Flag for environmental excellence in 2013.
Notable people Tuvia Katz (born 1936), abstract painter
References
External links
OR Movement web site Retrieved on 24 May 2009