Lehman Colony

Liman Moshav is located in the Western Galilee, approximately 5 kilometers north of Nahariya, covering an area of about 2,400 dunams. Most of its settlers work in agriculture, including poultry farming.

It was established in 1949 by a group of discharged soldiers on part of the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Bassa. The settlement was originally named “Tzehel,” but its name was later changed to “Liman” in honor of U.S. Senator Herbert H. Lehman.

The Liman Nature Reserve is situated about 1 kilometer north of the settlement. It covers an area of approximately 50 dunams and preserves part of a gravel ridge. In 1994 and 1995, a painted tomb dating back to the 3rd century of the Roman era was discovered in the fields of Liman. The tomb contains two skeletons, glass bottles, coins, and pottery.

As of 2019, the settler population was 692.

Sources:
Due to the scarcity of Arabic sources, Hebrew sources were used:

• The settlement’s website (in Hebrew)
• The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics
• Information on the village of al-Bassa from the Palestine Remembered website