Even Shmuel
אבן שמואל
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
 (2021)[1]
2,279

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 2021 it had a population of 2,279.[1]

History

The village was established in 1956 under the name 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ^ "הרחבה נוספת באבן שמואל". מועצה אזורית שפיר (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-03-28.

External links

Shafir Regional Council
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