Ein Vered
Ein Vered (Hebrew: עֵין וֶרֶד, lit. Rose Spring) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,504.[1]
Ein Vered
עֵין וֶרֶד عين فيرد | |
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| Coordinates: 32°15′56″N 34°56′0″E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Lev HaSharon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Founded by | Tel Aviv residents |
| Population (2019)[1] | 1,504 |
History
'Ayun el Werdat 1878 1:63,360
Ein Vered 1942 1:20,000
Ein Vered 1945 1:250,000
Ein Vered was established in the southern Sharon in 1930, by South African Jewry on land purchased by the Jewish National Fund,[2] and named after 'Ayun el Werdat, the wells serving the area. It was originally an intensive farming community.[2] In 1947 it had a population of 450.[2]
Citrus groves, field crops, beehives and flowers were the principal branches of agriculture.[3]
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References
- "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press. p. 40.
- Farming history blooms in May
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