Gan-Yavne
גן-יבנה | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Gann Yabne |
| • Translit. | Gan Yavneh |
 Gan Yavne town hall | |
  Gan-Yavne | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′56″N 34°42′19″E / 31.78222°N 34.70528°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Aharon Dror (since 2003) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,600 dunams (10.6 km2 or 4.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 24,574 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Yavne Garden |
Gan-Yavne (Hebrew: גַּן-יַבְנֶה) is a town in central Israel, located adjacent to the city of Ashdod. Gan Yavne was founded in 1931 and achieved local council status in 1950. It later expanded to incorporate the ruins of the depopulated Palestinian town of Barqa, today an archaeological area containing ancient tombs and a Byzantine mosaic.[2]
It lies east of the Tel Aviv–Ashkelon highway, and is bordered to the west by Ashdod, to the north by Gederot Regional Council, and to the east and south by Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 24,574.[1] The population in Gan-Yavne is nearly entirely Jewish.[3]
The houses in Gan Yavne are either villas or cottages, and it has a modern village-esque ambience.
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Ben-Ari, Chen (2012). "Barqa, Gan Yavne: Final Report". Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel / חדשות ארכיאולוגיות: חפירות וסקרים בישראל. 124. Israel Antiquities Authority / רשות העתיקות. ISSN 1565-043X. JSTOR 26601454. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
The site is located along the southern fringes of Gan Yavne, in an area where the Arab village of Barqa had previously existed. V. Guérin and the survey of the Palestine Exploration Fund documented a village with a sacred tomb. Walls and mosaic pavements, as well as fragments of pottery vessels and roof tiles from the Persian, Roman, Late Byzantine, Early Islamic and Ottoman periods were documented in other surveys.
- ^ "קובץ הרשויות המקומיות בישראל - 2019". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-05-05.