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Gan Rave
Gan Raveh Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית גן רווה, ''Mo'atza Ezorit Gan Raveh'') is a regional council in the Central District of Israel. The council's area of jurisdiction extends to nine settlements: a kibbutz, six moshavim, a yeshuv kehilati and a youth village. In 2017, the total population was 6,026. The council serves Ayanot, Beit Hanan, Beit Oved, Ge'alya, Gan Sorek, Irus, Kfar HaNagid, Neta'im, and Palmachim. 'Gan Raveh' means ''well-watered garden'' and these are words in a biblical verse of Isaiah, which are reproduced on the signs of some of the council's villages, including Ayanot. The head of the local council is Shlomo Elimelech. Haaretz
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Regional Council (Israel)
Regional councils (plural: he, מוֹעָצוֹת אֵזוֹרִיּוֹת, ''Mo'atzot Ezoriyot''https://milog.co.il/מוֹעָצוֹת_אֵזוֹרִיּוֹת / singular: he, מוֹעָצָה אֵזוֹרִית, ''Mo'atza Ezorit'') are one of the three types of Israel's local government entities, with the other two being Municipality (Israel), cities and Local council (Israel), local councils. As of 2019, there were 54 regional councils, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas. Regional councils include representation of anywhere between 3 and 54 communities, usually spread over a relatively large area within geographical vicinity of each other. Each community within a regional council usually does not exceed 2,000 in population and is managed by a Local committee (Israel), local committee. This committee sends representatives to the administering regional council proportionate to their size of membership and according to an index w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beit Oved
Beit Oved ( he, בֵּית עוֹבֵד, ''lit.'' House of Worker or House of Obed) is a moshav in central Israel. Located on the outskirts of Ness Ziona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In its population was . Etymology The name is based on one of two biblical passages:And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months; and the LORD blessed the ''house of Obed''-edom, and all that he had. (1 Chronicles 13:14) or: He that ''tilleth'' his ground shall have plenty of bread; but he that followeth after vain things is void of understanding. (Proverbs 12:11) History The moshav was founded in 1933 by a group of veteran farmers. It was established as part of the Settlement of the Thousand plan, a response to the 1929 Palestine riots in which small farm settlements were built on the outskirts of Jewish towns and moshavot to improve security. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haaretz
''Haaretz'' ( , originally ''Ḥadshot Haaretz'' – , ) is an Israeli newspaper. It was founded in 1918, making it the longest running newspaper currently in print in Israel, and is now published in both Hebrew and English in the Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the ''International New York Times''. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the internet. In North America, it is published as a weekly newspaper, combining articles from the Friday edition with a roundup from the rest of the week. It is considered Israel's newspaper of record. It is known for its left-wing and liberal stances on domestic and foreign issues. As of 2022, ''Haaretz'' has the third-largest circulation in Israel. It is widely read by international observers, especially in its English edition, and discussed in the international press. According to the Center for Research Libraries, among Israel's daily newspapers, "''Haaretz'' is considered the most infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmachim
Palmachim ( he, פַּלְמַחִים) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located about ten kilometers south of the Gush Dan, Tel Aviv area along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, among the sand dunes, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Palmachim was established on 11 April 1949 by former members of the Palmach underground organization's Yiftach Brigade, on land of the List of villages depopulated during the Arab-Israeli conflict, depopulated Palestinians, Palestinian village of Nabi Rubin. In 2004 the kibbutz underwent privatization. In 2006 former residents of Elei Sinai, an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip evicted during the Israeli disengagement from Gaza, disengagement plan protested to the Cabinet of Israel, government until they were allowed to move to the kibbutz. In 2011, 25 families evicted from Elei Sinai (48 persons) were accepted as members to the kibbutz. In 2013, they began building their home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neta'im
Neta'im ( he, נְטָעִים, ''lit.'' Plantations), is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain around 4 kilometres south of Rishon LeZion and covering 1,100 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was founded in 1932 by residents of other moshavim as part of the Settlement of the Thousand plan. Initially called Kfar HaVatikim (lit. ''Village of the Veterans''), it was later renamed Neta'im, a name taken from 1 Chronicles The Book of Chronicles ( he, דִּבְרֵי־הַיָּמִים ) is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Chronicles) in the Christian Old Testament. Chronicles is the final book of the Hebrew Bible, concluding the third sect ... 4:23: These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plantations and hedges; there they dwelt occupied in the king's work. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kfar HaNagid
Kfar HaNagid ( he, כְּפַר הַנָּגִיד, ''lit.'' Village of the Prince), is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain around 20 km south of Tel Aviv and north of Yavne, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established in 1949 by immigrants from Bulgaria, and it was named after Samuel HaNagid. According to Benny Morris, the moshav is founded near the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Qubayba, however, Walid Khalidi writes that it is only near the al-Qubayba site and that Kfar HaNagid is located on the land which belonged to Yibna Yibna ( ar, يبنى; ''Jabneh'' or ''Jabneel'' in Biblical times; ''Jamnia'' in Roman times; '' Ibelin'' to the Crusaders), or Tel Yavne is an archaeological site and depopulated Palestinian town. The ruins are located immediately southeast of t .... References {{Gan Raveh Regional Council Bulgarian-Jewish culture in Isra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irus, Israel
Irus ( he, אירוס) is a community settlement in central Israel. Located to the south of Rishon LeZion and west of Nes Ziona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In it had a population of . Etymology The village was named after the iris plant indigenous to the area.Waste Not, Want Not Haaretz, 17 September 2007 History who were members of the purchased 388 |
Gan Sorek
Gan Sorek ( he, גַּן שׂוֹרֵק, ''lit.'' Sorek Garden) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain around four kilometres south-west of Rishon LeZion and covering 700 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Poland and Romania on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Nabi Rubin, and was named after the nearby Nahal Sorek Naḥal Sorek ( he, נחל שורק, translation=Brook of Sorek; ar, وادي الصرار, translit=Wadi al-Sirar), also Soreq, is one of the largest, most important drainage basins in the Judean Hills. It is mentioned in the Book of Judges 16:4 .... References {{Gan Raveh Regional Council Moshavim Populated places established in 1950 Populated places in Central District (Israel) Polish-Jewish culture in Israel Romanian-Jewish culture in Israel 1950 establishments in Israel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ge'alya
Ge'alya, sometimes written Galia ( he, גְּאַלְיָה), is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain and covering 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was founded in 1948 by immigrants from Bulgaria, on land belonging to the Palestinian village of Qubayba, which was depopulated in 1948. It is located south of the ancient site of Tel Shalaf, where Iron Age artifacts have been found. Tel Shalaf, is identified by some but not all scholars with the city of Eltekeh. Eltekeh appeared in Sennacherib's Annals as the site of a battle between the Assyrians and Egyptians in 701 BCE, and in the Bible as a Levitical city within the first Dan Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beit Hanan
Beit Hanan ( he, בֵּית חָנָן) is a moshav in central Israel. Located around two kilometers west of Ness Ziona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In its population was . History Beit Hanan founded during the Hanukkah holiday of 1929 by Jewish immigrants from Bulgaria, Beit Hanan was the first Jewish agricultural community to be established after the 1929 Palestine riots. The name is taken from the Bible, specifically (1 Kings 4:9).Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 110, According to a census conducted in 1931 by the British Mandate authorities, Beit Hanan had a population of 178 inhabitants, in 50 houses.Mills, 1932, p 18/ref> In 2007, Beit Hanan had of farmland. The main economic branches are eggs, orchards (pecan, citrus, avocado, mango, anona and olives) and greenhouses (flowers, vegetables and seedlings). The moshav also has banquet facili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Israel
There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as ''mekhozot'' (; singular: ''makhoz'' ) and Arabic as ''mintaqah'' and fifteen sub-districts known as ''nafot'' (; singular: ''nafa'' ). Each sub-district is further divided into natural regions,Key to the Codes in the Maps - Districts, Sub-Districts and Natural Regions 2018 Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, 2021 , |
Ayanot
Ayanot ( he, עֲיָנוֹת, ''lit.'' Fountains) is a youth village in central Israel. Located near Ness Ziona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In it had a population of . Etymology The village was named after the numerous springs in the area, though other sources claim it is taken from Deuteronomy ; "For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths, springing forth in valleys and hills." The Jewish National Fund wrote in 1949 that the name is derived from the Arabic. History The foundation of the village began with the purchase of of land by Ada Maimon as a girl's training farm in 1926. The village was established on 30 March 1930, though no-one lived on the site until Maimon, ten girls and a guard moved in on 12 January 1932; until then they had lived in nearby Ness Ziona. During World War II, the village became an agricultural school and took in young Holocaust survivors who had succeede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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