Kfar Yehoshua

Kfar Yehoshua

Kfar Yehoshua railway station in 2006.
Hebrew כְּפַר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
Name meaning Joshua Village
Founded 1927
Council Jezreel Valley
Region Galilee
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Coordinates
Kfar Yehoshua

Kfar Yehoshua (Hebrew: כְּפַר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ‎‎, lit. Joshua Village) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located between Carmel City and Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 732.

The moshav was founded in 1927 and was named after Yehoshua Hankin, was responsible for most of the major land purchases of the World Zionist Organization in Ottoman Palestine. It had a railway station on the Jezreel Valley railway which ceased operating midway through the 20th century.

Picture Gallery