Village in southern Israel
Place in Southern, Israel
Even Shmuel
ืืื ืฉืืืื ุฅููู ุดู ูุฆูู | |
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  Even Shmuel | |
| Coordinates: 31ยฐ34โฒ31โณN 34ยฐ45โฒ46โณE / 31.57528ยฐN 34.76278ยฐE / 31.57528; 34.76278 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Shafir |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Population | 2,287 |
Even Shmuel (Hebrew: ืึถืึถื ืฉึฐืืืึผืึตื, 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.
Historyโป
The village was established in 1956 under theโโname Uman, and was later renamed in honour of the Jewish Canadian philanthropist Samuel Bronfman.
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.
Referencesโป
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "ืืจืืื ื ืืกืคืช ืืืื ืฉืืืื". ืืืขืฆื ืืืืจืืช ืฉืคืืจ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-03-28.
External linksโป
- Village website (in Hebrew)