Gan HaDarom

Gan HaDarom
גַּן הַדָּרוֹם‬
Gan HaDarom
Coordinates: 31°48′15.12″N 34°42′3.95″E / 31.8042000°N 34.7010972°E / 31.8042000; 34.7010972Coordinates: 31°48′15.12″N 34°42′3.95″E / 31.8042000°N 34.7010972°E / 31.8042000; 34.7010972
District Central
Council Gederot
Affiliation Agricultural Union
Founded 1953
Founded by Iraqi Jews immigrants
Population (2017)[1] 599

Gan HaDarom (Hebrew: גַּן הַדָּרוֹם‬, lit. Garden of the South) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located on the coastal plain near Ashdod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gederot Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 599.[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1953 by Jewish refugees from Iraq on Operation Ezra and Nehemiah.[2]

Gan HaDarom was built the land of the Palestinian village of Isdud, which was depopulated in 1948.[3]

The first settlers in Gan HaDarom lived in a ma'abara in neighboring Gan Yavne until the infrastructure was complete for permanent habitation. In 1957–58, twenty new houses were built, and 15 families who arrived from Poland moved into them.[2]

Most residents of the modern moshav make their living by working in nearby cities Ashdod and Yavneh. The minority who work in agriculture mainly cultivate cows, chickens, fruit trees, avocado trees, and other flora.

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 117. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
  3. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 112, 113. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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