- Mekorot Water Company
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English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Mekorot Water Company
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Mekorot Water Company — Formed in 1937 by the Jewish Agency, Jewish National Fund, and Histadrut, Merkorot was mandated to supply, store, and distribute water for irrigation and domestic use to the Yishuv. The government of Israel became a partner in 1956, and in… … Historical Dictionary of Israel
MEKOROT (Heb. Sources) WATER COMPANY — MEKOROT (Heb. Sources ) WATER COMPANY, company established in 1937 as a joint undertaking of the histadrut , the jewish agency , and the jewish national fund , to develop a water supply project in the western part of the Valley of Jezreel. Its… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mekorot — (Hebrew: מקורות) (lit. Sources ) is the national water company of Israel and the country s top agency for water management.[1] Mekorot was founded in 1937. It supplies 90% of Israel s drinking water and 80% of its water supplies. The company… … Wikipedia
Water — Israel has important rainfall inequalities; while the north of the country enjoys a relatively generous rainfall, the central region receives less and the south a meager amount. The national water carrier, Mekorot Water Company, which… … Historical Dictionary of Israel
Water supply and sanitation in Israel — is intricately linked to the historical development of Israel in the context of scarce water resources. Because the coastal plain of historical Palestine had few water resources, Theodor Herzl already envisioned the transfer of water from the… … Wikipedia
Mekorot — n. water company of Israel (Hebrew) … English contemporary dictionary
National Water Carrier — The national water carrier, put into operation in 1964, brings water from Lake Tiberias through a series of pipes, aqueducts, open canals, reservoirs, tunnels, dams, and pumping stations to various parts of the country, including the northern… … Historical Dictionary of Israel
National Water Carrier of Israel — The National Water Carrier near Beit Netofa The National Water Carrier of Israel (Hebrew: המוביל הארצי, HaMovil HaArtzi) is the largest water project in Israel.[1] Its main task is to transfer water from the … Wikipedia
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TAHAL — (Heb. תַּהַ״ל), a corporation whose name is compounded from the initials of the Hebrew words for Water Planning for Israel (Tikhnun ha Mayim le Yisrael). Established by the government of Israel in 1952 by merging the water resources department of … Encyclopedia of Judaism
