Beit Hanan

Beit Hanan

Beit ­Hanan ( _he. בֵּית חָנָן) is a moshav, south of Tel Aviv, Israel, about two kilometers west of Ness Ziona. It belongs to the Moshavim Movement and Gan Raveh Regional Council. The population is approximately 500.

History

Founded during the Hanukkah holiday of 1929 by Jewish immigrants from Bulgaria, Beit Hanan was the first Jewish agricultural community to be established after the 1929 Palestine riots. The name is taken from the Bible, specifically (1 Kings 4:9).

In 2007, Beit ­Hanan had convert|750|acre|km2 of farmland. The main economic branches are eggs, orchards (pecan, citrus, avocado, mango, anona and olives) and greenhouses (flowers, vegetables and seedlings). The moshav also has banquet facilities on the grounds of a historic home.

A Greek-inscribed mosaic floor was discovered within the boundaries of the moshav. A rare species of red iris grows west of the moshav, in a wild flower reserve stretching over convert|8|acre|m2.

External links

* [http://www.beit-hanan.com/index-en.html Official website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hanan Porat — Date of birth 12 December 1943 Place of birth …   Wikipedia

  • Beit Hagai — is a Religious Israeli settlement located in the southern Hebron hills in the West Bank and within the municipal jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council. The Yishuv s name (Haggai) is an acronym of the given names of Hanan Krauthammer,… …   Wikipedia

  • Beit Hanina — Infobox Palestinian Authority muni name=Beit Hanina imgsize=250 caption=Western Beit Hanina arname=بيت حنينا meaning= House of Hanina founded= type=mund typefrom= altOffSp= altUnoSp= governorate=jl latd=31|latm=50|lats=04.81|latNS=N longd=35… …   Wikipedia

  • Moschaw — Der Moschaw Nahalal aus der Luft Als Moschaw (hebräisch: Singular: מושב moschaw, Plural: מושבים moschawim) wird eine genossenschaftlich organisierte ländliche Siedlungsform in Israel bezeichnet. Nicht zu verwechseln mit der Moschawa und mit mehr… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Moshav — Zekharia Moshav (מוֹשָׁב, plural מוֹשָׁבים moshavim, lit. settlement, village) is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the… …   Wikipedia

  • Mochav — Moshav  Sionisme  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mochavim — Moshav  Sionisme  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Moshav — Un moshav ou mochav (en hébreu : מושב ; au pluriel, moshavim signifiant : installation, village, ou encore demeure, habitation, séjour) est un type de communautés agricoles coopératives israéliennes associant plusieurs fermes… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ness Ziona — Hebrew transcription(s)    Hebrew נֵס צִיּוֹנָה Nes Tziyona    ISO 259 Ne …   Wikipedia

  • Neta'im — Founded 1932 Founded by Moshavniks Council Gan Raveh Region …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”