Bnei Zion
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Bnei Zion is a moshav
in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain around four and a half kilometres north of Ra'anana
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council
. In 2007 it had a population of 1,000.
The village was established on 27 March 1947 by the Jewish Agency
, and was initially called Gva'ot Ra'anana before being renamed after Bnai Zion, the American
organisation which helped found it.
nature reserve, declared in 1968. The reserve is a remnant of the natural state of the Sharon plain, rich in flora that grows well in iron-rich soil.
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain around four and a half kilometres north of Ra'anana
Ra'anana
Ra'anana is a city in the heart of the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel with a population of 68,300, . Ra'anana is bordered by Kfar Sava on the east and Herzliya on the southwest...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council
Hof HaSharon Regional Council
Hof HaSharon Regional Council , is a regional council in the Center and Tel Aviv districts of Israel. It is located on the coastline in the Sharon area between Netanya and Herzliya.The local authority is located in kibbutz Shefayim....
. In 2007 it had a population of 1,000.
The village was established on 27 March 1947 by the Jewish Agency
Jewish Agency for Israel
The Jewish Agency for Israel , also known as the Sochnut or JAFI, served as the organization in charge of immigration and absorption of Jews from the Diaspora into the state of Israel.-History:...
, and was initially called Gva'ot Ra'anana before being renamed after Bnai Zion, the American
United States
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organisation which helped found it.
Nature reserve
Just west of the moshav is a 100-dunamDunam
A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum, dynym, dulum was a non-SI unit of land area used in the Ottoman Empire and representing the amount of land that can be plowed in a day; its value varied from 900–2500 m²...
nature reserve, declared in 1968. The reserve is a remnant of the natural state of the Sharon plain, rich in flora that grows well in iron-rich soil.