Neve Yamin

Neve Yamin
נְוֵה יָמִין
Neve Yamin
Coordinates: 32°10′15.59″N 34°56′16.8″E / 32.1709972°N 34.938000°E / 32.1709972; 34.938000Coordinates: 32°10′15.59″N 34°56′16.8″E / 32.1709972°N 34.938000°E / 32.1709972; 34.938000
District Central
Council Drom HaSharon
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1950
Founded by New immigrants
Population (2015)[1] 1,162

Neve Yamin (Hebrew: נְוֵה יָמִין) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Petah Tikva and covering 3,300 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,162.

History

The moshav was formed in 1950 by immigrants from Greece, Iraq, Libya, Persia and North Africa on the land of the Arab village of Kafr Saba, which was depopulated in May 1948.[2]

Its name is derived from Benjamin (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין or נבי ימין).

References

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