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{{Infobox Kibbutz
| name = Sde Yoav
|hebname=שדה יואב
|arname=سدي يوآف
| image = File:Sde Yoav (2).JPG
| foundation = 1956
| founded_by = [[Hashomer Hatzair]]niks
| district = south
| council = [[Yoav Regional Council|Yoav]]
| affiliation = [[Kibbutz Movement]]
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|Sede Yo'av}}
| population_footnotes={{Israel populations|reference}}
| pushpin_map=Israel ashkelon |pushpin_mapsize=250 |pushpin_label_position = top
|coordinates = {{coord|31|38|45|N|34|40|36|E|display=inline,title}}
| website =
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'''Sde Yoav''' ({{langx|he|שְׂדֵה יוֹאָב}}, ''lit.'' Yoav's Field) is a [[kibbutz]] in southcentral [[Israel]]. Located between the cities of [[Kiryat Gat]], [[Kiryat Malakhi]] and [[Ashkelon]], it falls under the jurisdiction of [[Yoav Regional Council]]. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Sede Yo'av}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
==History==
[[File:Dream Island – Hamei Yoav.jpg|thumb|Hamei Yoav]]
Kibbutz Sde Yoav was established in 1966 by members of [[Hashomer Hatzair]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=⁨שדה יואב עלה על הקרקע ⁩ &mdash; ⁨⁨למרחב⁩ 2 יוני 1966⁩ &mdash; הספרייה הלאומית של ישראל │ עיתונים |url=https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/lmrv/1966/06/02/01/article/94 |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=www.nli.org.il |language=he}}</ref> It was founded on the land of the depopulated [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] village of [[Iraq Suwaydan]].<ref>{{cite book|title=All That Remains|first1=Walid|last1=Khalidi|author-link=Walid Khalidi|year=1992|location=[[Washington D.C.]]|publisher=[[Institute for Palestine Studies]]|ISBN=0-88728-224-5|page=109}}</ref> After drilling in the 1950s in the hopes of finding oil, the boreholes were covered for 30 years until developers realized their potential as a source of sulfur-rich mineral baths. In the 1980s, the kibbutz opened a spa, Hamei Yoav.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kibbutz Adamit |url=https://www.kibbutzvisit.com/listing/kibbutz-adamit/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Visit a Kibbutz in Israel • Kibbutz Tours |language=en-US}}</ref>
According to the Ashkelon district archaeologist of the [[Israel Antiquities Authority]], a Byzantine winepress unearthed at Hamei Yoav, as well as three similar presses found nearby, were located along the ancient road from [[Beit Guvrin National Park|Beit Guvrin]] to the port in ancient [[Ashkelon]]. From here, it is believed the wine was exported to Europe and North Africa.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ynetnews |date=2013-04-05 |title=Ancient winepress discovered in south |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4364066,00.html |access-date=2024-07-09 |work=Ynetnews |language=en}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Kibbutzim]]
[[Category:Kibbutz Movement]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1956]]
[[Category:Populated places in Southern District (Israel)]]
[[Category:1956 establishments in Israel]]