Ben Ami
For the name, see Ben-Ami.
| Ben Ami בֶּן עַמִּי | |
|---|---|
  Ben Ami | |
| Coordinates: 33°0′23.4″N 35°7′28.56″E / 33.006500°N 35.1246000°ECoordinates: 33°0′23.4″N 35°7′28.56″E / 33.006500°N 35.1246000°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Matte Asher |
| Affiliation | Moshavim movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Demobilized soldiers |
| Population (2015)[1] | 745 |
Ben Ami (Hebrew: בֶּן עַמִּי) is an agricultural settlement in the Northern District of Israel. Located next to Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2015 its population was 745.
History
The moshav was founded in 1949 by demobilized soldiers on the lands of the Arab village of Umm al-Faraj.[2]
Ben Ami was one of settlements hit by Katyusha rockets sent by Hezbollah on 14 July 2006 during the 2006 Lebanon War.
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel. Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 82. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
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