Ganei Hadar

Ganei Hadar

Street in Ganei Hadar
Ganei Hadar
Coordinates: 31°52′44.4″N 34°51′12.59″E / 31.879000°N 34.8534972°E / 31.879000; 34.8534972Coordinates: 31°52′44.4″N 34°51′12.59″E / 31.879000°N 34.8534972°E / 31.879000; 34.8534972
District Central
Council Gezer
Founded 1930
Founded by American immigrants
Population (2015)[1] 278

Ganei Hadar (Hebrew: גַּנֵּי הָדָר‎, lit. Hadar Gardens) is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 278.[1]

History

The village was founded in 1930 by immigrants from the United States, who founded the "Gan Hadar - Co-operation" union. The land had been bought by union members from the Arab village of al-Na'ani during the late 1920s, and was the first Jewish settlement in the Gezer region.

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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