History
The land on which the kibbutz stands was purchased from the neighboring village of Abu Ghosh. In 1912 the Abu Ghosh family sold thousands of dunams to Arthur Ruppin, who represented the Zionist movement. In 1919 a group of 25 pioneers from the Ukrainian town of Zhvanitz settled on the land, near a small spring called "Dilb." By the end of 1920, there were 200 pioneers on the kibbutz. the Gordonia, group arrived from Galicia, Poland.in 1936
On 9 November 1937, five members of Kiryat Anavim were killed by terrorists. Kibbutz Ma'ale HaHamisha (lit. Hill of the Five) was named for them.
During "The Hunting Season", Kiryat Anavim served as a base for the Haganah.
In the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the 4th Battalion of the Palmach (Harel Brigade), with Uzi Narkiss, mounted their fight for Sha'ar HaGai, the road to Jerusalem, and the city itself, from Kiryat Anavim. Kiryat Anavim and the adjacent Ma'ale HaHamisha were the site of a battle for Mount Hagana in between, between the Palmach (including troops that retreated from the Radar Hill) and the Transjordanian Arab Legion.
On 6 September 1996, a fire in the Jerusalem corridor caused extensive damage in Kiryat Anavim and surroundings. Fifteen homes and 10 other buildings were damaged in the blaze.
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