Gan Ner
Gan Ner | |
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Gan Ner | |
Coordinates: 32°31′53.03″N 35°20′18.6″E / 32.5313972°N 35.338500°ECoordinates: 32°31′53.03″N 35°20′18.6″E / 32.5313972°N 35.338500°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Council | Gilboa |
Founded | 1987 |
Founded by | Moshavniks |
Population (2019)[1] | 2,670 |
Website | www.gan-ner.co.il |
Gan Ner (Hebrew: גַּן נֵר, lit. Candle Garden) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located near the Green Line to the south of Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 2,670.[1]
History[]
The village was founded in 1987 by a group of families from nearby moshavim, on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Mazar.[2]
Gan Ner was named for Lord Barnett Janner.[3] In 1995 a new neighborhood was constructed in the community.
Home to the Hapoel Gilboa Galil basketball club which was formed in 2008, the village has a 2,057-seat sports arena.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 337. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ Obituary: Elsie Janner
Categories:
- Gilboa Regional Council
- Community settlements
- Populated places established in 1987
- 1987 establishments in Israel
- Populated places in Northern District (Israel)