Bat Hen

Bat Hen בַּת חֵן
Bat Hen
Coordinates: 32°21′37.26″N 34°52′17.91″E / 32.3603500°N 34.8716417°E / 32.3603500; 34.8716417Coordinates: 32°21′37.26″N 34°52′17.91″E / 32.3603500°N 34.8716417°E / 32.3603500; 34.8716417
District	Central
Council	Hefer Valley
Founded	1967
Population (2014)^[1]	415

Bat Hen (Hebrew: בת חן‎, lit. Daughter of Grace) is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2014 it had a population of 415.

History

Founded in 1967, the village is named after a flower.^[2] For a while it split into two settlements, Bat Hen Alef and Bat Hen Bet, though they later merged back into one.

References

↑ 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
↑ Bat Hen Hefer Valley Regional Council (Hebrew)

Hefer Valley Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Bahan Ein HaHoresh Givat Haim (Ihud) Givat Haim (Meuhad) HaMa'apil HaOgen Ma'abarot Mishmar HaSharon Yad Hana

Moshavim	Ahituv Avihayil Be'erotayim Beit HaLevi Beit Herut Beit Yanai Beit Yitzhak-Sha'ar Hefer Bitan Aharon Burgata Eliashiv Gan Yoshiya Geulei Teiman Givat Shapira Hadar Am Haniel Havatzelet HaSharon Herev Le'et Hibat Tzion Hogla Kfar Haim Kfar Haroeh Kfar Monash Kfar Vitkin Kfar Yedidia Mikhmoret Olesh Ometz

Community settlements	Bat Hefer Bat Hen Beit Hazon Hofit Shoshanat HaAmakim Tzukei Yam

Youth village	Mevo'ot Yam

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