Afik

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Afik (Template:Langx) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Golan Heights. It was established in 1972 close to the abandoned Syrian village of Fiq following Israel's capture and occupation of the Golan Heights in the 1973 Yom Kippur War.[1] In Template:Israel populations, it had a population of Template:Israel populations.Template:Israel populations.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, while the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

Etymology

Afiq literally means channel, riverbed. The name is derived from the Arab name Fiq and the ancient Biblical city Afeq.[3]

Name and biblical Aphek

There are multiple locations called Aphek in the Bible, and the location of the kibbutz was believed to be adjacent to the ruins of the ancient Aphek mentioned in the Books of Kings (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".), which tells how King Ahab of Israel defeated Ben-Hadad I of Damascus and the prophet Elisha foretold that King Jehoash of Israel would defeat Ben-Hadad III of Damascus three times.[4][5] Archaeologists however lately favour Tel 'En Gev/Khirbet el-'Asheq within Kibbutz Ein Gev as the site of biblical Aphek.[6]

History

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Afik vacation apartments

Kibbutz Afik, affiliated with Ihud HaKvutzot VeHaKibbutzim, was established near the site of the abandoned Syrian village of Fiq on 8 May 1972.[7][8][9] It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council, and the Fik Airfield is located nearby.

Economy

Economic branches include agriculture (seasonal vegetables, pulses, and fruit orchards), dairy cattle and chicken coops. The kibbutz also operates several factories in partnership with Yifat such as Afic Printing Solutions, which produces toners and ink cartridges. Afik shares ownership of Hamat Gader, a hot mineral springs health resort, with three other kibbutzim. Another source of employment is the Orhan Afik guesthouse.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Notable people

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Future Of Golan Heights Has Israelis Living There Split, Too Some Would Give It Up For Peace With Syria. Others Say Never.
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  3. ↑ Website of Golan Regional Council Template:Webarchive, 10 March 2008 (in Hebrew)
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  7. ↑ Events of 1972-1981, p.357, Encyclopaedia Judaica, 1982. Accessed 21 December 2009.
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