Yenon

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Yenon
Founded 1952
Founded by Yemenite immigrants
Region Central Israel
Council Be'er Tuvia Regional Council
Industries Agriculture
Affiliation Moshavim Movement

Yenon (Hebrew: ינון‎) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 867.

The moshav was founded 1952 by immigrants from Yemen. Its name is taken from a passage in the Book of Psalms.[1] It consists of around 110 farms and 50 private homes.

[edit] References

  1. ^ (2005) Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel, Yuval Elʻazari (ed.), Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing, p. 222. ISBN 9657184347.  (Hebrew)

Coordinates: 31°44′27.23″N 34°46′57.36″E / 31.7408972, 34.7826

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