Ganot

Ganot
Ganot
Coordinates: 32°0′58.68″N 34°49′58.07″E / 32.0163000°N 34.8327972°ECoordinates: 32°0′58.68″N 34°49′58.07″E / 32.0163000°N 34.8327972°E
District	Central
Council	Lod Valley
Affiliation	Agricultural Union
Founded	1950
Founded by	Demobilised soldiers
Population (2015)[1]	623

Ganot (Hebrew: גַּנּוֹת‎, lit. Gardens; Arabic: غنوت‎‎) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near the Hiriya now Ariel Sharon Park, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lod Valley Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 623.

History

The village was first established in 1950 by demobilised soldiers, but was later abandoned. It was re-established in 1955 by Rassco (the Rural and Suburban Settlement Company) and took in residents from all over the country. Its name is taken from the Book of Amos 9:14;

And I will turn the captivity of My people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

The Ganot interchange, a junction between Highway 1 and Highway 4, is located next to the moshav.

References

1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.