Kerem Ben Shemen

Kerem Ben Shemen כֶּרֶם בֶּן שֶׁמֶן
Kerem Ben Shemen
Coordinates: 31°57′29.52″N 34°56′5.28″E / 31.9582000°N 34.9348000°E / 31.9582000; 34.9348000Coordinates: 31°57′29.52″N 34°56′5.28″E / 31.9582000°N 34.9348000°E / 31.9582000; 34.9348000
Council	Hevel Modi'in
Region	Central Israel
Founded	1923
Population (2008)	160[1]

Kerem Ben Shemen (Hebrew: כֶּרֶם בֶּן שֶׁמֶן, lit. Ben Shemen Vineyard), also known as Ben Shemen-Shikhun (Hebrew: בן שמן-שיכון‎, lit. Ben Shemen Housing Complex) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Lod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 148.

The moshav was established in 1923 when Ben Shemen was split in two, with a group of trial farms eventually becoming a separate moshav, Kerem Ben Shemen.

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