page_title: Merhavia (kibbutz)
section_title: British Mandate: Kibbutz Merhavia
hierarchical_section_title: Merhavia (kibbutz) / History / British Mandate: Kibbutz Merhavia
caption_attribution_description: English: 1940s Survey of Palestine map
context_page_description: Merhavia is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the east of Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 1,232.
context_section_description: Kibbutz Merhavia was established in 1929 adjacent to moshav Merhavia, from which it took its name. The founders were members of Hashomer Hatzair who had immigrated from Galicia after World War I and had been living in Haifa, including Eliezer Peri, who later represented Mapam in the Knesset.
caption: 1940s Survey of Palestine map of Afula and Merhavya
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