Gan Ner

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Gan Ner
Gan Ner is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Gan Ner
Gan Ner
Coordinates: 32°31′53.03″N 35°20′18.6″E / 32.5313972°N 35.338500°E / 32.5313972; 35.338500Coordinates: 32°31′53.03″N 35°20′18.6″E / 32.5313972°N 35.338500°E / 32.5313972; 35.338500
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilGilboa
Founded1987
Founded byMoshavniks
Population
 (2019)[1]
2,670
Websitewww.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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Obituary: Elsie Janner
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