Ginaton
Sign in to saveGinaton () is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Ben Shemen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In it had a population of .
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- Instance of
- moshav
- Official name
- גינתון
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Hevel Modi'in Regional Council
- Population
- 884
- Elevation
- 59
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
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- Ginaton
- inception
- 1949-01-01
- native label
- גינתון
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Ginaton () is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Ben Shemen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In it had a population of .
==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. Its name is taken from the Book of Nehemiah 10:7. The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Hungary, Iran, North Africa and Romania.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ginaton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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