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Ayanot

Ayanot is a youth village in central Israel. Located near Ness Ziona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 121.

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Etymology: Springs
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Coordinates: 31°54′57″N 34°46′5″E / 31.91583°N 34.76806°E / 31.91583; 34.76806
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilGan Raveh
Founded30 March 1930–12 January 1932
Founded byAda Maimon
Population
 (2024)1
121
Websiteayanot.org.il

Ayanot (Hebrew: עֲיָנוֹת, lit. 'Fountains') is a youth village in central Israel. Located near Ness Ziona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 121.1

Etymology

The village was named after the numerous springs in the area, though other sources claim it is taken from Deuteronomy 8:7; "For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths, springing forth in valleys and hills."2 The Jewish National Fund wrote in 1949 that the name is derived from the Arabic.3

History

The foundation of the village began with the purchase of 140 acres (0.57 km2) of land by Ada Maimon as a girl's training farm3 in 1926. The village was established on 30 March 1930, though no-one lived on the site until Maimon, ten girls and a guard moved in on 12 January 1932; until then they had lived in nearby Ness Ziona.3

During World War II, the village became an agricultural school and took in young Holocaust survivors who had succeeded in immigrating. Today it is home to a boarding school for 180 pupils. A few years ago, the agricultural school opened a miniature horse farm and one of its horses was a runner-up in the 2008 world championship for miniature horses.4

In 2010, the village celebrated its 80th anniversary.4

  • Ayanot 1941 1:20,000
    Ayanot 1941 1:20,000
  • Ayanot1945 1:250,000
    Ayanot1945 1:250,000
  • Ayanot 1930
    Ayanot 1930
  • Ayanot 1934
    Ayanot 1934
  • Ayanot 1945
    Ayanot 1945
  • Worker's farm 1945
    Worker's farm 1945
  • Young people studying at Ayanot, 1948
    Young people studying at Ayanot, 1948
References

References

  1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. "Deuteronomy Chapter 8". Mechon Mamre.
  3. Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press. p. 9.
  4. Noah Kosharek (4 March 2010). "Runner-up in mini-horse tourney becomes a first-time father". Haaretz. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
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