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Sha'ar Menashe

Sha'ar Menashe (Hebrew: שַׁעַר מְנַשֶּׁה, lit.'Menashe Gate') is a psychiatric medical centre in northern Israel. Located near Pardes Hanna-Karkur with an area of 740 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 533. It is the location of Sha'ar Menashe psychiatric hospital.

History

In the past after 1949 there was here a camp for first absorption of immigrants from Yemen and Iraq and a village for elderly people. In 2007 the hospital had in treatment 1,100 patients and was the largest psychiatric institution in Israel.

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.