Adanim
This article is about the moshav. For the youth village, see Adanim Youth Village.
| Adanim עֲדָנִים | |
|---|---|
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  Adanim | |
| Coordinates: 32°8′26.52″N 34°54′25.55″E / 32.1407000°N 34.9070972°ECoordinates: 32°8′26.52″N 34°54′25.55″E / 32.1407000°N 34.9070972°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Drom HaSharon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Romanian immigrants |
| Population (2015)[1] | 479 |
Adanim (Hebrew: עֲדָנִים, engl. Delights) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Hod HaSharon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 479.
History
The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Romania, and was initially called Yarkona BeHarhava (Hebrew: ירקונה בהרחבה, lit. Yarkona Expansion) and then renamed after Psalm 36:8(9):[2] "You give them drink from Your river of delights."
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jeruusalem 1999, Carta, p.52, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
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