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Kannot
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| Etymology: Seedlings | |
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| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Founded by | Histadrut Workers' Council |
| Population (2023)[1] | 113 |
| Website | kannot.org.il |
Kannot (Hebrew: כַּנּוֹת, lit. 'Seedlings') is an educational institution and youth village in central Israel. Located near Gedera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 113.[1]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]It is named after an occasional word, just mentioned once: in the Bible in Psalm 80:16:[2][3] (God, watch over) "the seedling your right hand has planted".
History
[edit | edit source]The village was founded in 1952 by the Workers' Council of the Histadrut, on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Bashshit.[4]
References
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- ^ Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources, Israeli Program for Scientific Translations, 1962, p.211
- ^ Bitan, Hanna (1999) 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Carta, p.31, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Hebrew)
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (in Hebrew)
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