Hararit
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Hararit
הררית | |
|---|---|
 Entrance to Hararit | |
| Etymology: mountainous | |
  Hararit  Hararit | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′46″N 35°22′05″E / 32.84611°N 35.36806°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Misgav |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founded by | Shahaf Transcendental Meditation group |
| Population (2022)[1] | 644 |
Hararit (Hebrew: הֲרָרִית; lit. "mountainous")[2] is a community settlement in the Galilee, Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 644.[1]
Hararit is located on the crest of Mount Netofa in the Lower Galilee. It was established in 1980 as part of a government-sponsored project initiated by Labor party member Nissim Zvili.[3] It was part of a plan to bring more Jewish residents to the Galilee area.[3] Initially it was supposed to be settled by a group of Rafael employees, but they rejected it, as it was too far from their workplace, and eventually it was settled by Shahaf ("Seagull"), a group of people dedicated to the principles of Transcendental Meditation (TM).[4][5] By the year 2000 the TM group was reported to be only half of its original population.[6] In 2008, there were 95 families living in Hararit.[7]
Archaeologists have discovered three large ancient water cisterns and the remains of agricultural terraces in the vicinity of Hararit.[8]
