Ganei Yohanan

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Ganei Yohanan
גַּנֵּי יוֹחָנָן
Ganei Yohanan is located in Central Israel
Ganei Yohanan
Ganei Yohanan
Coordinates: 31°51′31″N 34°50′19″E / 31.85861°N 34.83861°E / 31.85861; 34.83861Coordinates: 31°51′31″N 34°50′19″E / 31.85861°N 34.83861°E / 31.85861; 34.83861
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilGezer
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1950
Founded byRomanian Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
621

Ganei Yohanan (Hebrew: גַּנֵּי יוֹחָנָן) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 621.[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]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ 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.