Be'er Tuvia

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Be'er Tuvia
foundation = 1930
founded_by = Veterans and kibbutzniks
region = South District
council = Be'er Tuvia
industry = Agriculture
affiliation = Moshavim Movement
website =

Be'er Tuvia ( _he. בְּאֵר טוֹבִיָּה, "Be'er Toviya", "Tuvia Well") is a moshav in the South District of Israel, located near the city of Kiryat Malakhi. It belongs to the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council.

In 1887, a group of First Aliyah newcomers from Bessarabia founded a moshava, which they named Qastina, after the neighboring Arab village. Although supported by Baron Edmond de Rothschild, the moshava did not prosper due to lack of water, distance from other Jewish centers, attacks by neighboring Arab villagers and strained relations between the settlers and the Baron's administration. The village was almost abandoned, but in 1896, the association of Hovevei Zion in Odessa purchased the land and new settlers came. Qastina became Be'er Tuvia - an adaptation of the site's Arabic name, "Bir Ta'abya".cite web
title =Be'er Tuvia (Toviyyah) Moshav on the southern Coastal Plain of Israel.
work =Jewish Agency for Israel
url=http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Jewish+Education/Compelling+Content/Eye+on+Israel/Places+in+Israel/Beer+Tuvia.htm
accessdate=2007-08-07] The moshava was practically destroyed during the 1929 Palestine riots and had to be abandoned. In 1930, it was founded anew as moshav by veterans of the Jewish Legion and kibbutzniks, mostly members of Kfar Giladi and Merhavia. After water was discovered, Be'er Tuviya became one of the most prosperous moshavim in the country. During the Second World War, many of the moshav members joined the British Army. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the moshav was used by the Israel Defense Forces as a base for the troops fighting Egypt in the Negev.Cite web
title = Be'er Tuvia
work = The Israeli Labor Movement
accessdate = 2008-09-01
url = http://tnuathaavoda.info/zope/home/1/places/1167427284 he icon]

In the 2005, the population of Be'er Tuviya numbered some 771. [cite web | last = Israel Central Bureau of Statistics estimate as of the end of 2005 | title = List of lcoalities population in Israel|publisher = CBS | date = 2005 | url = http://gis.cbs.gov.il/YISHUVIM/xls/bycode.xls| format = Excel] The moshav's economy is mainly based on citrus and intensive farming.

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