Yitav

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Yitav
foundation = 1970
founded_by = Nahal
region = Jordan Valley
council = Bik'at HaYarden
industry = Agriculture
affiliation = Kibbutz Movement
website =

Yitav ( _he. ייט"ב, an abbreviation of "Yad Yitzhak Tabenkin", _he. יד יצחק טבנקין, also spelled Yeitav in English) is an Israeli settlement and moshav shitufi in the southern Jordan Valley. Located just north of Jericho and west of the Palestinian village of al-Auja, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 175.

Established as a Nahal settlement in 1970, it was recognised by the state in 1977, and began operating as a kibbutz. It was named a memorial ( _he. "yad") to Yitzhak Tabenkin, one of the leaders of the Israeli kibbutz movement, it subsequently reorganized into a moshav shitufi (though remaining within the Kibbutz Movement), whose members today are immigrants from the former Soviet Union (34 families). Subtropical agriculture is the main economic activity in Yitav (dates, bananas, vegetables), although some members have outside jobs in the surrounding area or in Jerusalem.

Yitav Nature Reserve located 4 km south of Yitav covers the canyon of Nahal Yitav (Wadi al-Auja) with its springs.

External links

* [http://www.jordanvalley.org.il/?categoryId=809 Yitav] on Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council site he icon.