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Pri Gan
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilEshkol
AffiliationHaOved HaTzioni
Founded1981
Founded byEvacuated settlers
Population
 (2022)[1]
249

Pri Gan (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Fruit Garden), also known as Prigan, is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the north-western Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 249.

History

The moshav was founded in 1981 by former residents of Priel, an Israeli settlement in Sinai which was evacuated as part of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. Its main produce is vegetables and flowers.

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.