Poria – Kfar Avoda

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Poria – Kfar Avoda
פּוֹרִיָּה - כְּפָר עֲבוֹדָה‎
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Poria – Kfar Avoda is located in Northeast Israel
Poria – Kfar Avoda
Poria – Kfar Avoda
Coordinates: 32°43′11.78″N 35°32′46.72″E / 32.7199389°N 35.5463111°E / 32.7199389; 35.5463111Coordinates: 32°43′11.78″N 35°32′46.72″E / 32.7199389°N 35.5463111°E / 32.7199389; 35.5463111
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilEmek HaYarden
Founded1949
Founded byYemenite immigrants
Population
 (2019)[1]
355
Name meaningPoria - Labor Village

Poria – Kfar Avoda (Hebrew: פּוֹרִיָּה - כְּפָר עֲבוֹדָה‎, lit. "Poria - Village [of] Labour") is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located to the south-east of the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 355.[1]

History[]

The village was founded in 1949 by some 90 families who had immigrated from Yemen,[2] with the assistance of the Jewish Agency for Israel.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Poria – Kfar Avoda Galilee Development Authority (in Hebrew)
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