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Amikam (Hebrew: עמיקם) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'aqov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Alona Regional Council, whose headquarters are located in the moshav. In 2006 it had a population of 561. West of the moshav is the Alona Park.[1]
The moshav was established in 1950 by immigrants from North Africa and Jewish refugees from Harbin, Manchuria, who had fled the Chinese Civil War.[1]
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- ^ a b (2005) Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel, Yuval Elʻazari (ed.), Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing, pp. 426-427. ISBN 9657184347. (Hebrew)
Coordinates: 32°33′49.31″N 35°1′14.51″E / 32.5636972, 35.0206972
