Kfar Daniel

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Kfar Daniel
כְּפַר דָּנִיֵּאל
Kfar Daniel
Coordinates: 31°55′58.79″N 34°56′1.67″E / 31.9329972°N 34.9337972°E / 31.9329972; 34.9337972Coordinates: 31°55′58.79″N 34°56′1.67″E / 31.9329972°N 34.9337972°E / 31.9329972; 34.9337972
Council Hevel Modi'in
Region Central Israel
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 9 October 1949
Founded by Mahalniks

Kfar Daniel (Hebrew: כְּפַר דָּנִיֵּאל, lit. Daniel Village) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located around four kilometres south-east of Lod and covering 2,900 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 297.

Kfar Daniel was established on 9 October 1949 by Mahalniks (Jewish World War II veterans) from English-speaking countries. The moshav was initially called Irgun Beit Hever after the organisation which the founders were members of, but was later renamed in honour of Daniel Frish, a president of the Zionist Organization of America who died in the year the village was established.

The nearby Daniel Interchange connecting Highway 1 and Highway 6 is named after the village.

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