Kfar Shmuel

Kfar Shmuel כְּפַר שְׁמוּאֵל

Kfar Shmuel
Coordinates: 31°53′22.2″N 34°55′54.11″E / 31.889500°N 34.9316972°E / 31.889500; 34.9316972Coordinates: 31°53′22.2″N 34°55′54.11″E / 31.889500°N 34.9316972°E / 31.889500; 34.9316972
Council	Gezer
Region	Shephelah
Affiliation	HaOved HaTzioni
Founded	4 January 1950
Founded by	Romanian immigrants

Kfar Shmuel (Hebrew: כְּפַר שְׁמוּאֵל, lit. Shmuel Village) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around six kilometres south of Ramle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 664.

The moshav was founded on 4 January 1950 by immigrants from Romania, and was named after Stephen Samuel (Shmuel) Wise.

Kfar Shmuel was built on the ruins of the Palestinian village 'Innaba, which was occupied by Israeli forces on July 10, 1948.

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Gezer Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Gezer Hulda Na'an Netzer Sereni Sha'alvim

Moshavim	Azaria Beit Uziel Ganei Yohanan Kfar Bin Nun Kfar Bilu Kfar Shmuel Matzliah Mishmar Ayalon Pedaya Petahya Ramot Meir Sitria Yad Rambam Yashresh Yatzitz

Jewish localities	Beit Hashmonai Nof Ayalon

Community settlements	Ganei Hadar Karmei Yosef Mishmar David

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