Shekhanya

Shekhanya

Shekhanya
Coordinates: 32°50′52.44″N 35°14′52.79″E / 32.8479000°N 35.2479972°E / 32.8479000; 35.2479972Coordinates: 32°50′52.44″N 35°14′52.79″E / 32.8479000°N 35.2479972°E / 32.8479000; 35.2479972
District	Northern
Council	Misgav
Affiliation	Agricultural Union
Founded	1980
Population (2015)^[1]	740
Website	www.shekhanya.org.il

Shekhanya (Hebrew: שְׁכַנְיָה‎) is a communal settlement in northern Israel. It is named after a priest family from the Bible (2 Chronicles 24:11). Located in the Galilee between Karmiel and Shefa-'Amr, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 740.

History

The village was established in 1980 as part of the Lookouts in the Galilee plan to increase Jewish settlement in the area. The community had been formed in 1978.

References

↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

Misgav Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Eshbal Kishorit Lotem Moran Pelekh Tuval Yahad

Moshavim	Ya'ad Yodfat

Community settlements	Atzmon Avtalion Eshhar Gilon Har Halutz Hararit Harashim Kamon Koranit Lavon Ma'ale Tzviya Manof Mikhmanim Mitzpe Aviv Moreshet Rakefet Shekhanya Shorashim Tal-El Tzurit Yuvalim

Bedouin villages	Arab al-Na'im Dmeide Hamdon Hussniyya Kamanneh Ras al-Ein Sallama

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