Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village
Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village
קריית יערים كريات يعاريم | |
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  Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village | |
| Coordinates: 31°48′44″N 35°6′13″E / 31.81222°N 35.10361°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Population (2021)[1] | 169 |
Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village (Hebrew: כפר הנוער קריית יערים, romanized: Kfar HaNoar Kiryat Ye'arim) is a youth village in central Israel. Located near Kiryat Ye'arim and to the north of Abu Ghosh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 169.[1]
History
The village was established in 1952 with a donation from Swiss Jews. Yisrael Katz, later a government minister, ran the village between 1954 and 1959.
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
