Hukok
Kibbutz in Israel
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Hukok (Hebrew: חוּקוֹק) is a kibbutz in Israel. Located near the Sea of Galilee and the cities of Tiberias and Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 802.[1]
Hukok
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Hukok dining hall, 1980 | |
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| Coordinates: 32°52′48″N 35°29′45″E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Emek HaYarden |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Founded by | Mikveh Israel graduates and Noar Oved members |
| Population (2024)[1] | 802 |
History
In 1945, the Hukok fort was built by the Solel Boneh company as a strategic settlement post and named after the biblical village of Huqoq (Joshua 19:34),[2] the supposed burial place of the prophet Habakkuk.[3] It stood near the Palestinian village of Yaquq.[3]
The kibbutz was established in 1946 by graduates of the Mikveh Israel agricultural school and members of the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth movement.[4]
Yaquq was depopulated on May 1, 1948 during the civil war phase of the war.[5]
After the 1948 Palestine war, the fort was used as an absorption center for new immigrants.[4]
Between 2002 and 2003, as part of a nationwide program, the kibbutz took in 76 immigrants (22 families) from Latin America, of whom 58 remained.[6]
Economy
In addition to agriculture, the kibbutz runs a plastics factory, Hukok Industries. The kibbutz operates a private beach on Lake Kinneret that was awarded a Blue Flag for environmental excellence in 2013.[7]
Notable people
- Tuvia Katz (born 1936), abstract painter
