Gan Haim
Gan Haim (Hebrew: גַּן חַיִּים, lit. Haim Garden) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Kfar Saba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 816.[1]
Gan Haim
גַּן חַיִּים | |
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  Gan Haim | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′46″N 34°54′28″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Drom HaSharon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Population (2019)[1] | 816 |
History
The moshav was founded in 1935 on land purchased by the Gan Haim plantation company.[2] It was named after the Zionist activist, and later first President of Israel, Chaim Weizmann.
References
- "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- Irit Amit-Cohen (2012) Zionism and Free Enterprise: The Story of Private Entrepreneurs in Citrus Plantations in Palestine Walter de Gruyter, p181
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