Poria – Kfar Avoda
Poria – Kfar Avoda (Hebrew: פּוֹרִיָּה - כְּפָר עֲבוֹדָה, lit. "Poria - Village [of] Labour") is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located to the south-east of the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 412.
History
The village was founded in 1949 by some 90 families who had immigrated from Yemen, with the assistance of the Jewish Agency for Israel.
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Poria – Kfar Avoda Galilee Development Authority (in Hebrew)