Burgata

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Burgata
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Burgata is located in Israel
Burgata
Burgata
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Council Hefer Valley
Region Sharon plain
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1949
Founded by Moroccan and Turkish immigrants
Population (2011) 1,051[1]
Website www.burgata.co.il

Burgata (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />בורגתה, בּוּרְגְתָא‎), also Burgeta, is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain on Highway 57 between Netanya and Tulkarm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2011 it had a population of 1051.[1]

History

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Ruins of Burj al-Atut on the outskirts of Burgata

The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Morocco and Turkey, and was named after the town of Burgata from the Amoraim era. Like many Moshavim in Israel, the original homesteads now have given way to new neighbourhoods on the "b" lands, formally known as "Habanim", or in English, the lands belonging to the children. Originally these lands were cultivated mostly but it was forbidden to build on them. Since the regulations were relaxed, many of the "Moshavniks" began building villas on the extended acreage in order to compensate for lost revenues in the ever depressing agricultural sector. Whole new neighbourhoods have sprung up in many Moshavim sometimes with better municipal services then the original homesteads, due to newer building codes.

References

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