Even Shmuel

Even Shmuel
Even Shmuel
Coordinates: 31°34′31.43″N 34°45′46.44″E / 31.5753972°N 34.7629000°E / 31.5753972; 34.7629000Coordinates: 31°34′31.43″N 34°45′46.44″E / 31.5753972°N 34.7629000°E / 31.5753972; 34.7629000
District Southern
Council Shafir
Founded 1956
Population (2015)[1] 1,535

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 2015 it had a population of 1,535.

History

The village was established in 1956 under the name Uman, and was later renamed in honour of the Jewish Canadian philanthropist Samuel Bronfman.

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

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