Pri Gan

Pri Gan
פְּרִי גַּן
Pri Gan
Coordinates: 31°13′15.95″N 34°21′16.2″E / 31.2210972°N 34.354500°ECoordinates: 31°13′15.95″N 34°21′16.2″E / 31.2210972°N 34.354500°E
Council Eshkol
Region North-western Negev
Affiliation HaOved HaTzioni
Founded 1981
Founded by Evacuated settlers

Pri Gan (Hebrew: פְּרִי גַּן, lit. Fruit Garden), also known as Prigan, is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the north-western Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 123.

The moshav was founded in 1981 by former residents of Priel, an Israeli settlement in Sinai which was evacuated as part of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. Its main produce is vegetables and flowers.

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