Ginaton

Ginaton
גִּנָּתוֹן‎
Entrance gate with a wood-carved street plan
Entrance gate with a wood-carved street plan
Ginaton is located in Central Israel
Ginaton
Ginaton
Coordinates: 31°57′45″N 34°54′51″E / 31.96250°N 34.91417°E / 31.96250; 34.91417
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilHevel Modi'in
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1949
Founded byBulgarian immigrants
Population
 (2022)[1]
867

Ginaton (Hebrew: גִּנָּתוֹן) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Ben Shemen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 867.[1]

History

The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Bulgaria, near the ancient site of Jindas, inhabited during the Late Roman, Byzantine, Early Islamic, Crusader, Mamluk and Ottoman periods.[2][3] Its name is taken from the Book of Nehemiah 10:7.[4][5] The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Hungary, Iran, North Africa and Romania.

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Marom, Roy. "Jindās at Lydda's Entrance: A Cornerstone of the Study of the City's Rural Hinterland (1459 – 1948) גִ'נְדַאס בשערה של לוד: אבן פינה לחקר העורף הכפרי של העיר 1948-1459". לוד-דיוספוליס.
  3. ^ Marom, Roy (2022-11-01). "Jindās: A History of Lydda's Rural Hinterland in the 15th to the 20th Centuries CE". Lod, Lydda, Diospolis. 1: 1–31.
  4. ^ Nehemiah Chapter 10 Mechon Mamre
  5. ^ Hanna Bitan (1999) 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem, Carta, p. 18, ISBN 965-220-423-4