Kfar Monash
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Kfar Monash is a moshav
in central Israel
. Located in the northern part of the Sharon plain and covering 2,700 dunam
s, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 785.
The moshav was founded in 1946 by Jewish former Australia
n servicemen, and was named after the Jewish Australian general, Sir John Monash
. It is known among archaeologists as the finding place of the Kfar Monash Hoard
.
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
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located in the northern part of the Sharon plain and covering 2,700 dunam
Dunam
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...
s, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council
Hefer Valley Regional Council
The Hefer Valley Regional Council is a regional council in the Hefer Valley region of central Israel.The council covers an area adjacent to Hadera in the north, to Netanya in the south, to the Mediterranean in the west and to Tulkarm and the Green Line in the east...
. In 2006 it had a population of 785.
The moshav was founded in 1946 by Jewish former Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n servicemen, and was named after the Jewish Australian general, Sir John Monash
John Monash
General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD was a civil engineer who became the Australian military commander in the First World War. He commanded the 13th Infantry Brigade before the War and then became commander of the 4th Brigade in Egypt shortly after the outbreak of the War with whom he took part...
. It is known among archaeologists as the finding place of the Kfar Monash Hoard
Kfar Monash Hoard
The Kfar Monash Hoard is a hoard of metal objects found in the spring of 1962 by the agriculturalist Zvi Yizhar in Kfar Monash, Israel. Kfar Monash is located 3.3 km south-east of Tel Hefer in the Plain of Sharon or in modern terms 9km/6mi northeast of Netanya, which is roughly located along the...
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