Barkai

Barkai בַּרְקַאי‎
Panoramic view from north
Barkai
Coordinates: 32°28′N 35°01′E / 32.467°N 35.017°E / 32.467; 35.017Coordinates: 32°28′N 35°01′E / 32.467°N 35.017°E / 32.467; 35.017
Region	Wadi Ara
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1949
Population (2015)	525
Name meaning	Morning Star
Website	www.barkai.org.il

Barkai (Hebrew: בַּרְקַאי‎, lit. Morning Star) is an Israeli kibbutz in the Menashe Regional Council on the western side of Wadi Ara. Its main industries include thermal and acoustic insulation, lamination and packaging: the Polyon Barkai factory; and agriculture: cattle, poultry, avocado and field crops. In 2015 it had a population of 525.

It was founded in 1949 on land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Wadi Ara.