Livnim | |
Meaning: | Birches |
Founded: | 1982 |
District: | north |
Council: | Merom HaGalil |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel northeast#Israel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 32.8642°N 35.4964°W |
Livnim (he|לִבְנִים, lit. Birches) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located northwest of the Sea of Galilee in the western Ginosar Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The community was founded in 1982 by members of nearby moshavim as a workers' moshav, on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Ghuwayr Abu Shusha.[1] In 1989 it became a community settlement. It is named after a plant that grows in the area.
. Walid Khalidi . All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Institute for Palestine Studies . Washington DC . 0-88728-224-5 . 1992. 517.