Ginaton

Ginaton
  • גִּנָּתוֹן (Hebrew)
Entrance gate with a wood-carved street plan
Entrance gate with a wood-carved street plan
Ginaton is located in Central Israel
Ginaton
Ginaton
Location within Central Israel
Coordinates: 31°57′45″N 34°54′51″E / 31.96250°N 34.91417°E / 31.96250; 34.91417
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
SubdistrictRamla
CouncilHevel Modi'in
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1949
FounderBulgarian immigrants
Population
 (2024)
1,055

Ginaton (Hebrew: גִּנָּתוֹן) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Ben Shemen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,055.

History

The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Bulgaria, near the ancient site of Jindas, inhabited during the Late Roman, Byzantine, Early Islamic, Crusader, Mamluk and Ottoman periods. Its name is taken from the Book of Nehemiah 10:7. The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Hungary, Iran, North Africa and Romania.

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Marom, Roy. "Jindās at Lydda's Entrance: A Cornerstone of the Study of the City's Rural Hinterland (1459 – 1948) גִ'נְדַאס בשערה של לוד: אבן פינה לחקר העורף הכפרי של העיר 1948-1459". לוד-דיוספוליס.
  3. ↑ Marom, Roy (2022-11-01). "Jindās: A History of Lydda's Rural Hinterland in the 15th to the 20th Centuries CE". Lod, Lydda, Diospolis. 1: 1–31.
  4. ↑ Nehemiah Chapter 10 Mechon Mamre
  5. ↑ Hanna Bitan (1999) 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem, Carta, p. 18, ISBN 965-220-423-4