Misgav Dov
| Misgav Dov | |
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  Misgav Dov | |
| Coordinates: 31°49′12.36″N 34°44′25.07″E / 31.8201000°N 34.7402972°ECoordinates: 31°49′12.36″N 34°44′25.07″E / 31.8201000°N 34.7402972°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gederot |
| Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Herut members |
| Population (2015)[1] | 666 |
Misgav Dov (Hebrew: מִשְׂגַּב דֹּב, lit. Dov's Fortress) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located near Gedera in the coastal plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gederot Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 666.
History
The moshav was founded by Herut members from Haifa in 1950 and was named after Dov Gruner, a member of the Irgun. Immigrants to Israel from Russia and Iraq later joined the community. The supporting organization was Mishkei Herut Beitar (Hebrew: משקי חרות בית"ר).
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- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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