Gidona
Gidona
גִּדְעוֹנָה | |
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  Gidona | |
| Coordinates: 32°32′57.48″N 35°21′27.72″E / 32.5493000°N 35.3577000°ECoordinates: 32°32′57.48″N 35°21′27.72″E / 32.5493000°N 35.3577000°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Gilboa |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Immigrants from Yemen |
| Population (2019)[1] | 471 |
Gidona or Gid'onah (Hebrew: גִּדְעוֹנָה) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located near Ein Harod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 471.[1]
History[]
Gidona was founded in 1949 as a moshav of workers by immigrants to Israel from Yemen. Near the cemetery of the first settlers of Ein Harod and Tel Yosef. In the 1960s the moshav became a community settlement.
Gidona is named after the prophet Gidon, who selected his soldiers for the war against Midyan in the nearby land, as described in the Book of Judges (f.e. chapter 7, verse 1).
References[]
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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