# Arugot

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{{Short description|Moshav in southern Israel}}
{{about|the moshav|the wadi (river)|List of rivers of Israel}}
{{Infobox Israel village
|name        = Arugot
|hebname     = ערוגות
|image       = Arugot Aerial View.jpg
|imgsize     = 250
|founded     = 1949
|founded_by  = [Polish](/source/Poland) and [Romania](/source/Romania)n [Jews](/source/Jews)
|council     = [Be'er Tuvia Regional Council](/source/Be'er_Tuvia_Regional_Council)
|affiliation = [Moshavim Movement](/source/Moshavim_Movement)
|population  = {{Israel populations|Arugot}}
|popyear     = {{Israel populations|Year}}
|population_footnotes= {{Israel populations|reference}}
|pushpin_map = Israel ashkelon |pushpin_mapsize=250
|coordinates = {{coord|31|44|5|N|34|46|15|E|display=inline,title}}
|website =
}}

'''Arugot''' ({{langx|he|עֲרוּגוֹת||garden terraces or beds}}),<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/6170.htm ''arugah'']. [Strong's Concordance](/source/Strong's_Concordance) via biblehub.com. Retrieved 6 Oct 2021.</ref> is a [moshav](/source/moshav) in southern [Israel](/source/Israel). Located near [Kiryat Malakhi](/source/Kiryat_Malakhi), it falls under the jurisdiction of [Be'er Tuvia Regional Council](/source/Be'er_Tuvia_Regional_Council). In {{Israel populations|Year}} its population was {{Israel populations|Arugot}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}

==History==
The moshav was founded in 1949 by [Jewish immigrants](/source/aliyah) from [Poland](/source/Poland) and [Romania](/source/Romania) on the land belonging to the depopulated [Palestinian](/source/Palestinians) village of [Qastina](/source/Qastina).<ref>{{cite book |last= Khalidi |first= Walid |authorlink= Walid Khalidi |title= All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948 |page=131 |year= 1992 |publisher=[Institute for Palestine Studies](/source/Institute_for_Palestine_Studies) |location=[Washington D.C.](/source/Washington_D.C.) |isbn= 0-88728-224-5 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=_By7AAAAIAAJ}}</ref> Its name was taken from the [Book of Ezekiel](/source/Book_of_Ezekiel) {{Bibleverse||Ezekiel|17:7|1000|17:7}}.<ref name=mapa>{{Cite book |editor= Elʻazari, Yuval |title= Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel |page= 435 |publisher= Mapa Publishing |location= Tel-Aviv |year= 2005 |isbn= 965-7184-34-7 |language=he}}</ref>

'''Economy'''

Agriculture in Moshav Arugot<ref>{{Cite web |title=מושב ערוגות, שפלה דרומית |url=https://www.homee.co.il/?s=10679 |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=www.homee.co.il |language=he}}</ref> today is mainly based on table grapes and other fruits.

In the center of the moshav there is a commemorative monument to the victims of Arugot who fell in Israel's battles, and in its eastern agricultural areas.

==References==
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{{Be'er Tuvia Regional Council}}
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Category:Moshavim
Category:Populated places established in 1949
Category:Populated places in Southern District (Israel)
Category:1949 establishments in Israel
Category:Polish-Jewish culture in Israel
Category:Romanian-Jewish culture in Israel

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