| Ganei Yohanan גַּנֵּי יוֹחָנָן | |
|---|---|
  Ganei Yohanan | |
| Coordinates: 31°51′31″N 34°50′19″E / 31.85861°N 34.83861°E / 31.85861; 34.83861 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gezer |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Romanian Jews |
| Population | 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.
History
The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Romania on the lands of the Palestinian village of Aqir, and was named after Yohanan Kreminitsky. The founders were later joined by immigrants from Tripoli in Libya.
References
- ^ "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.
| Gezer Regional Council | |
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| Kibbutzim | |
| Moshavim | |
| Community settlements | |