Kfar Hananya

Kfar Hananya
כְּפַר חֲנַנְיָה
Etymology: Hananya village
Kfar Hananya is located in Northeast Israel
Kfar Hananya
Kfar Hananya
Kfar Hananya is located in Israel
Kfar Hananya
Kfar Hananya
Coordinates: 32°54′57″N 35°25′21″E / 32.91583°N 35.42250°E / 32.91583; 35.42250
CountryIsrael
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1977
Founded byHapoel HaMizrachi
Population
 (2022)[1]
781

Kfar Hananya (Hebrew: כְּפַר חֲנַנְיָה) is a community settlement in the Galilee in northern Israel under the administration of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 781.[1]The village marks the border between the historic Upper and Lower Galilee regions. Lower Galilee is defined in the Mishnah (Shevi'it 9:2) as the area south of Kfar Hananya where the Sycamore Fig tree grows (Ficus sycomorus).

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.