Ganei Yohanan

Ganei Yohanan
גַּנֵּי יוֹחָנָן
Ganei Yohanan
Coordinates: 31°51′30.59″N 34°50′18.6″E / 31.8584972°N 34.838500°E / 31.8584972; 34.838500Coordinates: 31°51′30.59″N 34°50′18.6″E / 31.8584972°N 34.838500°E / 31.8584972; 34.838500
District Central
Council Gezer
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1950
Founded by Romanian immigrants
Population (2015)[1] 618

Ganei Yohanan (Hebrew: גַּנֵּי יוֹחָנָן) is a moshav 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 618.

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Romania, and was named after Yohanan Kreminitsky. The founders were later joined by immigrants from Tripoli in Libya.

References

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