Even Shmuel

Even Shmuel
אֶבֶן שְׁמוּאֵל
إيفن شموئيل
Even Shmuel is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Even Shmuel
Even Shmuel
Coordinates: 31°34′31″N 34°45′46″E / 31.57528°N 34.76278°E / 31.57528; 34.76278
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilShafir
Founded1956
Population
 (2022)[1]
2,287
Websitehttp://www.geocities.com/even_shmuel/index.html

Even Shmuel (Hebrew: אֶבֶן שְׁמוּאֵל, lit. Stone of Samuel) is a religious Zionist village in southern Israel. Located around four kilometres south of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 2,287.[1]

History

The village was originally founded as an agricultural moshav. In 2013, the village population expanded eastward, converting agricultural lands into a residential neighborhood of an additional 280 households.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "הרחבה נוספת באבן שמואל". מועצה אזורית שפיר (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-03-28.