title: Livnim
text: # Livnim
  
  Livnim (Hebrew: לִבְנִים, lit. Birches) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located northwest of the Sea of Galilee in the western Ginosar Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 473.
  
  ## History
  
  The community was founded in 1982 by members of nearby moshavim as a workers' moshav, on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Ghuwayr Abu Shusha. In 1989 it became a community settlement. It is named after a plant that grows in the area.
  
  