Pri Gan
Pri Gan פְּרִי גַּן | |
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Coordinates: 31°13′15.95″N 34°21′16.2″E / 31.2210972°N 34.354500°ECoordinates: 31°13′15.95″N 34°21′16.2″E / 31.2210972°N 34.354500°E | |
District | Southern |
Council | Eshkol |
Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
Founded | 1981 |
Founded by | Evacuated settlers |
Population (2018)[1] | 242 |
Pri Gan (Hebrew: פְּרִי גַּן, lit. Fruit Garden), also known as Prigan, is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the north-western Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 242.[1]
History
The moshav was founded in 1981 by former residents of Priel, an Israeli settlement in Sinai which was evacuated as part of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. Its main produce is vegetables and flowers.
References
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
External links
- Peri Gan Negev Information Center