Yinon

Yinon
Moshav entrance
Moshav entrance
Yinon is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Yinon
Yinon
Location within Ashkelon region of Israel
Coordinates: 31°44′27″N 34°46′57″E / 31.74083°N 34.78250°E / 31.74083; 34.78250
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
SubdistrictAshkelon
CouncilBe'er Tuvia
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1952
FounderYemenite Jewish immigrants
Population
 (2024)
1,255

Yinon (Hebrew: יִנּוֹן, lit. '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 2024 it had a population of 1,255.

History

The moshav was founded in 1952 by Jewish refugees from Yemen, at a site located south of the former depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Masmiyya al-Kabira. Its name was taken from a passage in the Bible, Psalm 72:17: God's name "shall flourish as long as the sun".

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 125. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. ↑ Yuval Elʻazari, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.