| Even Shmuel
אֶבֶן שְׁמוּאֵל إيفن شموئيل | |
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  Even Shmuel | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′31″N 34°45′46″E / 31.57528°N 34.76278°E / 31.57528; 34.76278 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Shafir |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Population | 2,287 |
| Website | http://www.geocities.com/even_shmuel/index.html |
Even Shmuel (Hebrew: אֶבֶן שְׁמוּאֵל, lit. Stone of Samuel) is a religious Zionist village in southern Israel. Located around four kilometres south of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 2,287.
History
The village was originally founded as an agricultural moshav. In 2013, the village population expanded eastward, converting agricultural lands into a residential neighborhood of an additional 280 households.
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- "הרחבה נוספת באבן שמואל". מועצה אזורית שפיר (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-03-28.
External links
- Village website (in Hebrew)
| Shafir Regional Council | |
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| Kibbutzim | |
| Moshavim | |
| Other villages | |