Gan Yoshiya

Gan Yoshiya
גַּן יֹאשִׁיָּה‬
Gan Yoshiya
Coordinates: 32°20′58.56″N 34°59′26.16″E / 32.3496000°N 34.9906000°E / 32.3496000; 34.9906000Coordinates: 32°20′58.56″N 34°59′26.16″E / 32.3496000°N 34.9906000°E / 32.3496000; 34.9906000
District Central
Council Hefer Valley
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 6 December 1949
Founded by Demobbed Palmach soldiers
Romanian immigrants
Population (2017)[1] 982
Website www.ganyoshiya.com

Gan Yoshiya (Hebrew: גַּן יֹאשִׁיָּה‬, lit. Josiah's Garden) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near the Green Line in the Tulkarm area, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 982.[1]

History

The moshav was founded on 6 December 1949 on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Qaqun by demobilised Palmach soldiers and repatriants from Romania, and was initially named Navi Reuven, but was later renamed in honour of Josiah Wedgwood.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 560. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. ↑ Gan Yoshiya Hefer Valley Regional Council
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