Kfar Yona (Israel)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
כפר יונה (ישראל)
Name (Latin)
Kfar Yona (Israel)
Other forms of name
Kefar Yona (Israel)
Kefar Yonah (Israel)
Kefar Yonah
Coordinates
34.9034334 34.953528 32.3435017 32.3031098 (osm )
34.93277778 34.93277778 32.315 32.315 (gooearth )
Associated country
Israel
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 159619468
Wikidata: Q2640074
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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