Poria – Kfar Avoda (Hebrew: פּוֹרִיָּה - כְּפָר עֲבוֹדָה, lit. "Poria - Village [of] Labour"), is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located to the south-west of the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 412.[1]

History

The village was founded in 1949 by some 90 families who had immigrated from Yemen,[2] with the assistance of the Jewish Agency for Israel.

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Poria – Kfar Avoda Galilee Development Authority (in Hebrew)
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