Gan Yavne
Gan-Yavne (Hebrew: גַּן-יַבְנֶה) is a town in central Israel, located adjacent to the city of Ashdod. Gan Yavne was founded in 1931 and achieved local council status in 1950. It later expanded to incorporate the ruins of the depopulated Palestinian town of Barqa, today an archaeological area containing ancient tombs and a Byzantine mosaic.
Gan-Yavne
גן-יבנה | |
|---|---|
Local council | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Gann Yabne |
| • Translit. | Gan Yavneh |
Gan Yavne town hall | |
Gan-Yavne | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′56″N 34°42′19″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Aharon Dror (since 2003) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,600 dunams (10.6 km2 or 4.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 24,574 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Yavne Garden |
It lies east of the Tel Aviv–Ashkelon highway, and is bordered to the west by Ashdod, to the north by Gederot Regional Council, and to the east and south by Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 24,574. The population in Gan-Yavne is nearly entirely Jewish.
The houses in Gan Yavne are either villas or cottages, and it has a modern village-esque ambience.
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