Yavne'el

Yavne'el
  • יַבְנְאֵל‎
  • يفنيئيل
Local council (from 1951)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Yabnˀel
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Yavne'el is located in Northeast Israel
Yavne'el
Yavne'el
Yavne'el is located in Israel
Yavne'el
Yavne'el
Coordinates: 32°42′34″N 35°29′58″E / 32.70944°N 35.49944°E / 32.70944; 35.49944
Grid position197/234 PAL
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
Founded1901; 123 years ago (1901)
Government
 • Head of MunicipalitySnir Arish
Area
 • Total31,680 dunams (31.68 km2 or 12.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total4,460
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)

Yavne'el (Hebrew: יַבְנְאֵל, Arabic: يفنيئيل) is a moshava and local council in the Northern District of Israel. Founded in 1901, it is one of the oldest rural Jewish communities in the country.[2] According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), in 2022 it had a population of 4,542. In 2008 the population had been 3,100, with a growth rate of 1.4%.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  2. ^ Tradition, Innovation, Conflict: Jewishness and Judaism in Contemporary Israel, ed. Zvi Sobel and Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi