Ganei Yohanan
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Ganei Yohanan
גַּנֵּי יוֹחָנָן | |
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  Ganei Yohanan | |
| Coordinates: 31°51′31″N 34°50′19″E / 31.85861°N 34.83861°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gezer |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Romanian Jews |
| Population (2022)[1] | 599 |
Ganei Yohanan (Hebrew: גַּנֵּי יוֹחָנָן, lit. 'Yohanan Gardens') is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 599.[1]
History
[edit]The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Romania on the lands of the Palestinian village of Aqir,[2] and was named after Yohanan Kreminitsky. The founders were later joined by immigrants from Tripoli in Libya.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 360. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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