Moshava

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A moshava (Hebrew: מושבה‎, plural: Moshavot (מושבות)) is a form of village-like settlement that developed during the First Aliyah period in Ottoman Palestine. The first moshavot were characterised by a diverse agricultural base. It differs from a kibbutz and moshav in that all land and property is privately-owned.

Moshava is the Hebrew word for colony, and its usage for villages originated from Jewish villages founded in southern Russia towards the end of the 19th century.

Petah Tikva, which is considered "mother of the moshavot" (Em HaMoshavot),^[1] was founded in 1878 by Jews from Jerusalem.

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• Kibbutz
• Moshav
• Communal settlement (Israel)

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