Poria – Neve Oved

Poria - Neve Oved
Poria - Neve Oved
Coordinates: 32°44′39.52″N 35°32′20.18″E / 32.7443111°N 35.5389389°E / 32.7443111; 35.5389389Coordinates: 32°44′39.52″N 35°32′20.18″E / 32.7443111°N 35.5389389°E / 32.7443111; 35.5389389
Council	Emek HaYarden
Region	Sea of Galilee
Founded	1949
Founded by	North African immigrants

Poria – Neve Oved (Hebrew: פּוֹרִיָּה - נְוֵה עוֹבֵד, lit. Poria - Work Home) is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located to the south-east of the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council.^[1] In 2006 it had a population of 896.

The village was founded in 1949 by immigrants from North Africa. In the past most of its residents worked in local factories or nearby kibbutzim, but today most are professionals working in Tiberias and the Lower Galilee.

References

↑ Poria – Neve Oved Galilee Development Authority (Hebrew)

Emek HaYarden Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Afikim Alumot Ashdot Ya'akov Ihud Ashdot Ya'akov Meuhad Beit Zera Degania Alef Degania Bet Ein Gev Ginosar Hukok Kvutzat Kinneret Ma'agan Masada Ravid Sha'ar HaGolan Tel Katzir

Moshavim	Almagor HaOn

Other villages	Kinneret Poria Illit Poria - Kfar Avoda Poria - Neve Oved

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