Neve Yamin
Neve Yamin
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| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Drom HaSharon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | New immigrants |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,037 |
Neve Yamin (Template:Lang-he-n) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Petah Tikva and covering 3,300 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,037.
History
The moshav was formed in 1950 by immigrants from Greece, Iraq, Libya, Persia and North Africa on the land of the Arab village of Kafr Saba, which was depopulated in May 1948.[2]
Its name is derived from Benjamin (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין or נבי ימין).[citation needed]
References
- ^ "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. 556, ISBN 0-88728-224-5