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Gan Yoshiya

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District
  
Central

Affiliation
  
Moshavim Movement

Population (2015)
  
976

Council
  
Hefer Valley

Founded
  
6 December 1949

Local time
  
Friday 8:45 AM

Gan Yoshiya

Founded by
  
Demobbed Palmach soldiers Romanian immigrants

Weather
  
18°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 67% Humidity

Gan Yoshiya (Hebrew: גַּן יֹאשִׁיָּה‎, lit. Josiah's Garden) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near the Green Line in the Tulkarm area, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 976.

Contents

Map of Gan Yoshiya, Israel

History

The moshav was founded on 6 December 1949 by demobilised Palmach soldiers and repatriants from Romania, and was initially named Nahal Reuven, but was later renamed in honour of Josiah Wedgwood.

References

Gan Yoshiya Wikipedia