Poria – Kfar Avoda
| Poria – Kfar Avoda | |
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  Poria – Kfar Avoda | |
| Coordinates: 32°43′11.78″N 35°32′46.72″E / 32.7199389°N 35.5463111°ECoordinates: 32°43′11.78″N 35°32′46.72″E / 32.7199389°N 35.5463111°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Emek HaYarden |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Yemenite immigrants |
| Population (2015)[1] | 371 |
Poria – Kfar Avoda (Hebrew: פּוֹרִיָּה - כְּפָר עֲבוֹדָה, lit. Poria - Work Village) is a communal 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 2015 it had a population of 371.
History
The village was founded in 1949 by around 90 families who had immigrated from Yemen,[2] with the assistance of the Jewish Agency for Israel.
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Poria – Kfar Avoda Galilee Development Authority (Hebrew)
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