Gan Ner

Gan Ner
Gan Ner Location within Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Coordinates: 32°31′53″N 35°20′19″E / 32.53139°N 35.33861°E / 32.53139; 35.33861
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Subdistrict	Jezreel
Council	Gilboa
Founded	1987
Founder	Moshavniks
Population  (2024)	2,657
Website	www.gan-ner.co.il

Gan Ner (Hebrew: גַּן נֵר) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located near the Green Line to the south of Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 2,657.

History

The village was founded in 1987 by a group of families from the nearby moshavim, on the land of Al-Mazar, a former Palestinian village which had been depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

Gan Ner was named for Lord Barnett Janner. In 1995 a new neighborhood was constructed in the community.

Home to the Hapoel Gilboa Galil basketball club which was formed in 2008, the village has a 2,057-seat sports arena.^{[citation needed]}

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