Bat Hen

Bat Hen
בַּת חֵן

Village entrance
Bat Hen
Coordinates: 32°21′37.26″N 34°52′17.91″E / 32.3603500°N 34.8716417°E / 32.3603500; 34.8716417Coordinates: 32°21′37.26″N 34°52′17.91″E / 32.3603500°N 34.8716417°E / 32.3603500; 34.8716417
District Central
Council Hefer Valley
Founded 1967
Population (2015)[1] 422

Bat Hen (Hebrew: בת חן, lit. Daughter of Grace) is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 422.

History

Founded in 1967, the village is named after a flower.[2] For a while it split into two settlements, Bat Hen Alef and Bat Hen Bet, though they later merged back into one.

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Bat Hen Hefer Valley Regional Council (Hebrew)
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