Degania Alef

Degania Alef (Hebrew: דְּגַנְיָה א', Hebrew pronunciation: ['dɡanja 'alef]) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. The Jewish communal settlement (kvutza) was founded in 1910, making it the earliest socialist Zionist farming commune in the Land of Israel. Its status as "the mother of all kibbutzim" is sometimes contested based on a later distinction made between the smaller kvutza, applying to Degania in its beginnings, and the larger kibbutz.

Degania Alef
דְּגַנְיָה א'
Buildings (1912 or after) of Degania
Degania Alef
Degania Alef
Coordinates: 32°42′29″N 35°34′29″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilEmek HaYarden
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1910, after first beginnings in 1909
Founded bySocialist Zionists
Population
 (2022)
525
Websitedegania.org.il

It falls under the jurisdiction of the Emek HaYarden Regional Council. Degania Alef and its neighbor Degania Bet both lie between the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River. As of 2022 it had a population of 525.

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