Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village

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Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village
קריית יערים
كريات يعاريم
Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village.jpg
Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village is located in Jerusalem
Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village
Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village
Coordinates: 31°48′44″N 35°6′13″E / 31.81222°N 35.10361°E / 31.81222; 35.10361Coordinates: 31°48′44″N 35°6′13″E / 31.81222°N 35.10361°E / 31.81222; 35.10361
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
Founded1952
Population
 (2019)[1]
181

Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village (Hebrew: כפר הנוער קריית יערים‎, Kfar HaNoar Kiryat Ye'arim) is a youth village in central Israel. Located near Kiryat Ye'arim and to the north of Abu Ghosh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 181.[1]

History[]

The village was established in 1952 with a donation from Swiss Jews. Yisrael Katz, later a government minister, ran the village between 1954 and 1959.

References[]

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