Gan Haim

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Gan Haim
גַּן חַיִּים‎
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Gan Haim is located in Central Israel
Gan Haim
Gan Haim
Coordinates: 32°11′45.59″N 34°54′28.42″E / 32.1959972°N 34.9078944°E / 32.1959972; 34.9078944Coordinates: 32°11′45.59″N 34°54′28.42″E / 32.1959972°N 34.9078944°E / 32.1959972; 34.9078944
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilDrom HaSharon
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1935
Population
 (2019)[1]
816

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]

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[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ 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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