Yardena

For rivers in Mandaeism, see yardna.
Yardena
יַרְדֵּנָה‎
Etymology: Jordana
Yardena is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Yardena
Yardena
Coordinates: 32°34′0″N 35°33′50″E / 32.56667°N 35.56389°E / 32.56667; 35.56389
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilValley of Springs
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1952
Founded byKurdish immigrants
Population
 (2022)[1]
384

Yardena (Hebrew: יַרְדֵּנָה) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on route 90, 13 kilometers north of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 384.[1]

History

Yardena was founded in 1952 by immigrants to Israel from Iraqi Kurdistan. It is named "Yardena" (Jordan in Hebrew) because it is on the Jordan River. A school in the moshav been converted into the Center for Kurdistan Cultural Heritage.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Ashkenazi, Eli (24 April 2012). "Telling the Story of Aramaic-speaking Farmers in the Jordan Valley". Haaretz. Retrieved 29 April 2019.