Poria – Kfar Avoda
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Poria – Kfar Avoda
פּוֹרִיָּה - כְּפָר עֲבוֹדָה | |
---|---|
Etymology: Poria - Labor Village | |
Coordinates: 32°43′12″N 35°32′47″E / 32.72000°N 35.54639°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Council | Emek HaYarden |
Founded | 1949 |
Founded by | Yemenite immigrants |
Population (2022)[1] | 412 |
Poria – Kfar Avoda (Hebrew: פּוֹרִיָּה - כְּפָר עֲבוֹדָה, lit. "Poria - Village [of] Labour") is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located to the south-east of the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 412.[1]
History
The village was founded in 1949 by some 90 families who had immigrated from Yemen,[2] with the assistance of the Jewish Agency for Israel.
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Poria – Kfar Avoda Galilee Development Authority (in Hebrew)
Categories:
- Articles with Hebrew-language sources (he)
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Articles containing Hebrew-language text
- Emek HaYarden Regional Council
- Articles with VIAF identifiers
- Articles with J9U identifiers
- Community settlements
- Populated places established in 1949
- Populated places in Northern District (Israel)
- 1949 establishments in Israel
- Yemeni-Jewish culture in Israel