Giv'ati
Giv'ati
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  Giv'ati Location within Ashkelon region of Israel | |
| Coordinates: 31°43′56″N 34°40′48″E / 31.73222°N 34.68000°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Subdistrict | Ashkelon |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | IDF veterans and immigrants from Egypt |
| Population (2024)[1] | 1,261 |
Giv'ati (Hebrew: גִּבְעָתִי) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashdod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,261.[1]
History
The moshav was founded by IDF veterans and Jewish refugees from Egypt on the site of the Palestinian Arab village of Bayt Daras,[2] and was named after the Giv'ati Brigade of the IDF, which stopped the Egyptian Army from entering Israel from the south in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[3]
Economy
Pashut Yarok ("Simply Green") is a Giv'ati-based company that has developed and manufactures Shock Pad, a shock-absorbing, water- and fireproof material uniquely produced from discarded polyethylene, currently used in playgrounds and with the potential of being used as insulation in house construction.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 87, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- ↑ El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's Concise Gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
- ↑ Blum, Ruthie (March 9, 2015). "Shock Pad mat protects kids (and the planet)". Israel 21c. Retrieved April 16, 2019.