Yad Natan
Yad Natan (Hebrew: יַד נָתָן, lit. Memorial for Natan) is a moshav in southern Israel in Hevel Lakhish, near the town of Kiryat Gat. It is part of the Lakhish Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 638.[1]
Yad Natan יַד נָתָן | |
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  Yad Natan | |
| Coordinates: 31°39′21″N 34°42′15″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Lakhish |
| Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founded by | HaNoar HaTzioni |
| Population (2018)[1] | 638 |
| Name meaning | Natan Memorial |
History
The moshav was founded in 1953 by Jewish immigrants from the Hungarian youth movement HaNoar HaTzioni as part of the effort to settle the region. It was named after Ottó Komoly (also known as Natan Kohn), a leader of the Zionist movement in Hungary, who disappeared in Hungary in 1945 after being arrested by the Arrow Cross.
The moshav was built 800 m (2,600 ft) south and 1 km (0.62 mi) north-east, respectively, of the sites of the Palestinian villages of Bayt 'Affa and Iraq Suwaydan, which were depopulated in 1948. It is on the land of Iraq Suwaydan.[2][3]
References
- "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- Survey of Israel, map "Hebron" 1:100,000, revision of 1956.
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. pp. 86, 109. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.