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 communal 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.

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