Savyon

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Savyon
סַבְיוֹן‎‎
Local council
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Sabyon
 • Also spelledSavion (unofficial)
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Savyon is located in Central Israel
Savyon
Savyon
Coordinates: 32°2′50.14″N 34°52′32.56″E / 32.0472611°N 34.8757111°E / 32.0472611; 34.8757111Coordinates: 32°2′50.14″N 34°52′32.56″E / 32.0472611°N 34.8757111°E / 32.0472611; 34.8757111
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
Founded1951
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityMotty Landau
Area
 • Total3,746 dunams (3.746 km2 or 1.446 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total4,036
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Name meaningCommon groundsel

Savyon (Hebrew: סַבְיוֹן‎) is an affluent local council in the Central District of Israel, bordering the cities of Kiryat Ono and Yehud. Ranked 10/10 on the Israeli socio-economic scale, it is one of the wealthiest municipalities in Israel.[citation needed] In 2019 it had a population of 4,036.[1]

History[]

Savyon was founded in 1955 by Africa Israel Investments for elderly South African Jewish immigrants. It took the name of a common wildflower, although the first part of its name (sav) means "grandfather", which was appropriate for the residents of the time.[2] Today, Savyon has a young population.

In 2003, the moshav Ganei Yehuda (Hebrew: גַּנֵּי יְהוּדָה‎) was merged into Savyon.[citation needed]

Both Savyon and Ganei Yehuda are located on the land of the Palestinian Arab village of Al-'Abbasiyya, which became depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[3]

Notable residents[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Vilnai, Ze'ev (1978). "Savyon". Ariel Encyclopedia (in Hebrew). Volume 5. Israel: Am Oved. pp. 5298–99. |volume= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 235. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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