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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Gan Sorek

Gan Sorek (Hebrew: גַּן שׂוֹרֵק, lit.'Sorek Garden') is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain around four kilometres south-west of Rishon LeZion and covering 700 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 703.

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Poland and Romania on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Nabi Rubin, and was named after the nearby Nahal Sorek.