Ben Zakai
Ben Zakai
בֶּן זַכַּאי | |
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  Ben Zakai  Ben Zakai | |
| Coordinates: 31°51′20.87″N 34°43′47.64″E / 31.8557972°N 34.7299000°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hevel Yavne |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Libyan Jewish refugees |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,080 |
Ben Zakai (Template:Lang-he) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,080.[1]
History
The moshav was established in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Tripoli (in modern Libya) on the lands of the Palestinian village of Yibna,[2] and was named after Yochanan ben Zakai.
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 423. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.