Even Shmuel
Even Shmuel
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  Even Shmuel | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′31″N 34°45′46″E / 31.57528°N 34.76278°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Shafir |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Population (2024)[1] | 2,007 |
| 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 2024 it had a population of 2,007.[1]
History
[edit]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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ^ "הרחבה נוספת באבן שמואל". מועצה אזורית שפיר (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-03-28.
External links
[edit]- Village website (in Hebrew)