Ginaton

Ginaton (Hebrew: גִּנָּתוֹן) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Ben Shemen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 918.[1]

Ginaton
גִּנָּתוֹן‎
Entrance gate with a wood-carved street plan
Ginaton
Coordinates: 31°57′45″N 34°54′51″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilHevel Modi'in
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1949
Founded byBulgarian immigrants
Population
 (2019)[1]
918

History

The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Bulgaria, near the ancient site of Jindas, inhabited during the Late Roman, Byzantine, Early Islamic, Crusader, Mamluk and Ottoman periods.[2] Its name is taken from the Book of Nehemiah 10:7.[3][4] The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Hungary, Iran, North Africa and Romania.

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Marom, Roy. "Jindās at Lydda's Entrance: A Cornerstone of the Study of the City's Rural Hinterland (1459 – 1948) גִ'נְדַאס בשערה של לוד: אבן פינה לחקר העורף הכפרי של העיר 1948-1459". לוד-דיוספוליס.
  3. Nehemiah Chapter 10 Mechon Mamre
  4. Hanna Bitan (1999) 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem, Carta, p. 18, ISBN 965-220-423-4
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