District Central Affiliation Agricultural Union Population (2015) 563 Local time Friday 8:43 AM | Council Gederot Founded by Iraqi Jews immigrants Founded 1953 | |
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Weather 17°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 79% Humidity | ||
Gan HaDarom (Hebrew: גַּן הַדָּרוֹם, lit. Garden of the South) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located on the coastal plain near Ashdod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gederot Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 563.
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Map of Gan HaDarom, Israel
History
The moshav was founded in 1953 by Jewish refugees from Iraq on Operation Ezra and Nehemiah.
Gan HaDarom was built the land of the Palestinian village of Isdud, which was depopulated in 1948.
The first settlers in Gan HaDarom lived in a ma'abara in neighboring Gan Yavne until the infrastructure was complete for permanent habitation. In 1957–58, twenty new houses were built, and 15 families who arrived from Poland moved into them.
Most residents of the modern moshav make their living by working in nearby cities Ashdod and Yavneh. The minority who work in agriculture mainly cultivate cows, chickens, fruit trees, avocado trees, and other flora.