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Tirat Zvi (Hebrew: טִירַת צְבִי, lit. Zvi Castle) is a religious kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, ten kilometers south of the city of Beit She'an, Israel, just west of the Jordan River and the Israel-Jordan border. It falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2006, the kibbutz had a population of 654.
Tirat Zvi sits 220 meters below sea level. On June 22, 1942, it recorded the highest daytime temperature in Asia (53,7ºC; 128,7ºF).
The kibbutz was founded on June 30, 1937 as part of the tower and stockade settlement enterprise. The founders were Jews from Poland, Romania and Germany. The pioneers hailed from two groups: Kvutzat Shahal and Kvutzat Rudges. The kibbutz is named after Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Kalischer, one of the fathers of the Zionist Movement and a leader of Hovevei Zion. The "tira" refers to a two-storey mud-brick structure purchased from the Arab landowner, Musa al-Almi.
The kibbutz was attacked on February, 28, 1938 by an armed Arab mob during the Arab revolt. The attack was repelled with many casualties on both sides.