Pri Gan

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 2019 it had a population of 246.[1]

Pri Gan

פְּרִי גַּן
Pri Gan
Coordinates: 31°13′15.95″N 34°21′16.2″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilEshkol
AffiliationHaOved HaTzioni
Founded1981
Founded byEvacuated settlers
Population
 (2019)[1]
246

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.

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gollark: If I don't have good and useful products why do I also have krist money™?
gollark: No.
gollark: We sell good and useful things which result in us acquiring capital.
gollark: False.

References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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