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

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

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganei_Yohanan
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