Bnei Ayish
Bnei Ayish 31°47′18.94″N 34°45′39.29″E / 31.7885944°N 34.7609139°E / 31.7885944; 34.7609139 | |
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District | Central |
Founded | 7 October 1957 |
Government | |
• Head of Municipality | Aryeh Garela |
Area | |
• Total | 836 dunams (83.6 ha or 207 acres) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 6,881 |
• Density | 8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Sons of Akiva Yosef Schlezinger |
Bnei Ayish (Hebrew: בְּנֵי עַיִ"שׁ) is a town and local council in the Central District of Israel. Located around ten kilometers from Ashdod and adjacent to Gedera, it had a population of 6,881 in 2022.[1]
History
The town was founded in 1957. Before 1948, the area had served as a military base for British Army troops during the Mandate era. It was named after Rabbi Akiva Yosef Schlezinger, whose name is abbreviated to Ayish.
Bnei Ayish originally served as a transit camp for immigrants from Yemen in the early 1950s. Today its population is almost entirely made up of Jews of Yemenite descent and immigrants from the former Soviet Union [citation needed].
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
External links
- Local council website
- Media related to Bnei Ayish at Wikimedia Commons
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