Yinon

Yinon
Yinon
Coordinates: 31°44′27.23″N 34°46′57.36″E / 31.7408972°N 34.7826000°E / 31.7408972; 34.7826000Coordinates: 31°44′27.23″N 34°46′57.36″E / 31.7408972°N 34.7826000°E / 31.7408972; 34.7826000
Council	Be'er Tuvia Regional Council
Region	Central Israel
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1952
Founded by	Yemenite immigrants

Yinon (Hebrew: יִנּוֹן, eng. "it shall flourish") is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 867.

The moshav was founded 1952 by immigrants from Yemen. Its name is taken from a passage in the Bible,^[1] Psalm 72:17: God's name "shall flourish as long as the sun". It consists of around 110 farms and 50 private homes.

References

↑ Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 222. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.

Be'er Tuvia Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Hatzor

Moshavim	Arugot Avigdor Azrikam Be'er Tuvia Beit Ezra Bitzaron Emunim Giv'ati Hatzav Kfar Ahim Kfar Warburg Neve Mivtah Nir Banim Orot Sde Uziyahu Shtulim Talmei Yechiel Timorim Yenon

Other villages	Ahva Ezer Kannot

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