Kerem Ben Shemen

Kerem Ben Shemen
כֶּרֶם בֶּן שֶׁמֶן

Village entrance
Kerem Ben Shemen
Coordinates: 31°57′29.52″N 34°56′5.28″E / 31.9582000°N 34.9348000°E / 31.9582000; 34.9348000Coordinates: 31°57′29.52″N 34°56′5.28″E / 31.9582000°N 34.9348000°E / 31.9582000; 34.9348000
District Central
Council Hevel Modi'in
Founded 1923
Population (2015)[1] 83

Kerem Ben Shemen (Hebrew: כֶּרֶם בֶּן שֶׁמֶן, lit. Ben Shemen Vineyard), also known as Ben Shemen-Shikhun (Hebrew: בן שמן-שיכון, lit. Ben Shemen Housing Complex) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Lod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 83.

History

The moshav was established in 1923 when Ben Shemen was split in two, with a group of trial farms eventually becoming a separate moshav, Kerem Ben Shemen.

References

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