Kfar Yona (Israel)
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Sources of Information
- Tsiyonut mitmashekhet, c1992:t.p. (Kefar-Yonah) t.p. verso (Kfar Yona [in rom.])
- Encyc. Judaica, c1971(Kefar Yonah; rural settlement 4 mi. E of Netanyah; founded 1932; later absorbed the immigrant camp Shevut Am (Bet Lid))
- BGN. Gazetteer of Israel, 1983(Kefar Yonah; variant: Kefar Yona; PPL; 32p0s19ʹN, 34p0s56ʹE)
Wikipedia description:
Kfar Yona (Hebrew: כפר יונה, lit. 'Yona's Village') is a city in the Central District of Israel. It is located between the cities Netanya and Tulkarm in the West Bank, about 8 km east of Netanya in the central junction between Highway 6 and Highway 4. The village was established in 1932 by Maurice Fischer and was declared a local council in the year 1940. Following developments in the fields of construction, industry, and education, the local council received city status on February 11, 2014. With a jurisdiction of 11,550 dunams (~11.55 km2), in 2024 the city had a population of 29,820.
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