Geva Carmel () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Etymology The moshav takes its name from the Hellenistic Jewish city of Geba, which according to Josephus was situated in a large plain near Galilee and Mount Carmel.The Economy of Roman Palestine, Ze'ev Safrai It is also mentioned in Pliny the Elder's Natural History.Ernst Axel Knauf, "Gaba", Brill's New Pauly Online (2006): "The settlement of Geba, mentioned by Pliny in HN 5,17,75, is probably ... Ǧaba'/Ḥurvat Geva' west of the Carmel."
History Geva Carmel was established in 1949 by immigrants from Tunisia and Turkey, including Moshe Sardines, who later served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai. According to Walid Khalidi, it was built east of the former village of al-Sarafand, while according to Benny Morris, it was named for and built on land near the depopulated Palestinian village of Jaba', about 1/2 km northwest of the village site.
See also Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve
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