Gan HaDarom
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 2018 it had a population of 614.[1]
Gan HaDarom גַּן הַדָּרוֹם | |
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| Coordinates: 31°48′15.12″N 34°42′3.95″E | |
| Country | israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gederot |
| Affiliation | Agricultural Union |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founded by | Iraqi Jews immigrants |
| Population (2018)[1] | 614 |
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 poultry, citrus, avocado, and other fruit and vegetables.
References
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- "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 117. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 112, 113. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.