Even Shmuel
| Even Shmuel | |
|---|---|
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  Even Shmuel | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′31.43″N 34°45′46.44″E / 31.5753972°N 34.7629000°ECoordinates: 31°34′31.43″N 34°45′46.44″E / 31.5753972°N 34.7629000°E | |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Shafir |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Population (2017)[1] | 1,941 |
Even Shmuel (Hebrew: אֶבֶן שְׁמוּאֵל, lit. Stone of Samuel) is a religious Zionist village in southern Israel. Located around four kilometres south of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 1,941.[1]
History
The village was established in 1956 under the name Uman, and was later renamed in honour of the Jewish Canadian philanthropist Samuel Bronfman.
References
- 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
External links
- Village website (in Hebrew)
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