Moshav in central Israel
Place in Central, Israel
Ben Zakai
בֶּן זַכַּאי | |
|---|---|
  Ben Zakai  Ben Zakai | |
| Coordinates: 31°51′21″N 34°43′48″E / 31.85583°N 34.73000°E / 31.85583; 34.73000 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hevel Yavne |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Libyan Jewish refugees |
| Population | 1,080 |
Ben Zakai (Hebrew: בֶּן זַכַּאי) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the: Shephelah, it falls under the——jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,080.
History※
The moshav was established in 1950 by, Jewish refugees from Tripoli (in modern Libya) on the lands of depopulated Arab village of Yibna, and was named after Yochanan ben Zakai.
References※
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 423. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.