Degania Alef
Degania Alef
דגניה א' | |
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Part of the 1912 compound | |
| Coordinates: 32°42′29″N 35°34′29″E / 32.70806°N 35.57472°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Emek HaYarden |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1910, after first beginnings in 1909 |
| Founded by | Labor Zionists |
| Population (2022) | 525 |
| Website | degania |
Degania Alef (Hebrew: דגניה א', Hebrew pronunciation: ['dɡanja 'alef]) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. The Jewish communal settlement (kvutza) was founded in 1910, making it the earliest Labor 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.
It falls under the jurisdiction of the Emek HaYarden (Jordan Valley) Regional Council. Degania Alef and its neighbor Degania Bet both lie south of the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee and along the Jordan River. As of 2022 it had a population of 525.