Ginaton

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Ginaton גִּנָּתוֹן
Ginaton
Coordinates: 31°57′44.63″N 34°54′50.75″E / 31.9623972°N 34.9140972°E / 31.9623972; 34.9140972Coordinates: 31°57′44.63″N 34°54′50.75″E / 31.9623972°N 34.9140972°E / 31.9623972; 34.9140972
Council	Hevel Modi'in
Region	Central Israel
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1949
Founded by	Bulgarian immigrants

Ginaton (Hebrew: גִּנָּתוֹן) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Ben Shemen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 737.

The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Bulgaria. Its name is taken from the Book of Nehemiah 10:7.^[1] The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Hungary, Iran, North Africa and Romania.

External links

v t e Hevel Modi'in Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Be'erot Yitzhak

Moshavim	Ahisamakh Bareket Beit Arif Beit Nehemia Ben Shemen Bnei Atarot Ginaton Gimzo Giv'at Ko'ah Hadid Kerem Ben Shemen Kfar Daniel Kfar Ruth Kfar Truman Mazor Nehalim Rinatia Shilat Tirat Yehuda

Communal settlements	Lapid Mevo Modi'im Nofekh

Youth villages	Ben Shemen Youth Village

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