Bnei Zion
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| Bnei Zion | |
| Founded | 27 March 1947 |
| Founded by | Jewish Agency |
| Council | Hof HaSharon |
| Region | Sharon plain |
| Affiliation | Agricultural Union |
| Coordinates | 32°13′5.15″N 34°52′5.52″E / 32.2180972°N 34.8682°ECoordinates: 32°13′5.15″N 34°52′5.52″E / 32.2180972°N 34.8682°E |
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| Website | www.bnaizion.org.il |
Bnei Zion (Hebrew: בְּנֵי צִיּוֹן, lit. Sons of Zion) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain around four and a half kilometres north of Ra'anana, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,000.
The village was established on 27 March 1947 by the Jewish Agency, and was initially called Gva'ot Ra'anana (Hebrew: גבעות רעננה, lit. Ra'anana Hills) before being renamed after Bnai Zion, the American organisation which helped found it.
[edit] Nature reserve
Just west of the moshav is a 100-dunam nature reserve, declared in 1968.[1] The reserve is a remnant of the natural state of the Sharon plain, rich in flora that grows well in iron-rich soil.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "List of National Parks and Nature Reserves" (in Hebrew). Israel Nature and Parks Authority. http://parks.org.il/sigalit/muchrazim.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ^ "Bnei Zion Nature Reserve" (in Hebrew). iNature.info. http://www.inature.info/wiki/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%AA_%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%A1_%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%9D_%28%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%99_%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F%29. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
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