Gan Ner

Place in Northern, Israel

32°31′53″N 35°20′19″E / 32.53139°N 35.33861°E / 32.53139; 35.33861CountryIsraelDistrictNorthernCouncilGilboaFounded1987Founded byMoshavniksPopulation

(2022)^[1]

2,676Websitewww.gan-ner.co.il

Gan Ner (Hebrew: גַּן נֵר) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located near the Green Line to the south of Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 2,676.^[1]

History

The village was founded in 1987 by a group of families from nearby moshavim, on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Mazar.^[2]

Gan Ner was named for Lord Barnett Janner.^[3] In 1995 a new neighborhood was constructed in the community.

Home to the Hapoel Gilboa Galil basketball club which was formed in 2008, the village has a 2,057-seat sports arena.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 337. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
^ Obituary: Elsie Janner