Giv'at Avni

Giv'at Avni גִּבְעַת אַבְנִי
Giv'at Avni
Coordinates: 32°46′31″N 35°26′19″E / 32.77528°N 35.43861°E / 32.77528; 35.43861Coordinates: 32°46′31″N 35°26′19″E / 32.77528°N 35.43861°E / 32.77528; 35.43861
Council	Lower Galilee Regional Council
Founded	1991
Founded by	Regional council
Population	2,300

Giv'at Avni (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת אַבְנִי) is a communal settlement in the Lower Galilee Regional Council, Israel. The village is adjacent to the Sea of Galilee and Tiberias.

The village was founded in 1991 by the Lower Galilee Regional Council. It has an elementary school called "Aley Giva".

The village is named after Shlomo Aven, a former general manager of the Ministry of Construction and Housing who helped in the establishment of the village. Construction of the village was divided into three development stages - the last one is still being built. The village consists of about 2,100 residents and about 600 families.

Lower Galilee Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Beit Keshet Beit Rimon Lavi

Moshavim	Arbel HaZor'im Ilaniya Kfar Hittim Kfar Kisch Kfar Zeitim Sde Ilan Shadmot Dvora Sharona

Moshavot	Mitzpa

Community settlements	Giv'at Avni Masad Mitzpe Netofa

Youth villages	Hodayot Kadoorie Agricultural High School

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