Bnei Ayish
Appearance
Bnei Ayish
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Local council (from 1981) | |
Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Bnei ʕayš |
• Also spelled | Bene Ayish (official) |
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Coordinates: 31°47′18.94″N 34°45′39.29″E / 31.7885944°N 34.7609139°E | |
District | Central |
Founded | 7 October 1957 |
Government | |
• Head of Municipality | Aryeh Garela |
Area | |
• Total | 836 dunams (83.6 ha or 207 acres) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 6,881 |
• Density | 8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Sons of Akiva Yosef Schlezinger |
Bnei Ayish (Hebrew: בְּנֵי עַיִ"שׁ) is a town and local council in the Central District of Israel. Located around ten kilometers from Ashdod and adjacent to Gedera, it had a population of 6,881 in 2022.[1]
History
[edit]The town was founded in 1957. Before 1948, the area had served as a military base for British Army troops during the Mandate era. It was named after Rabbi Akiva Yosef Schlezinger, whose name is abbreviated to Ayish.
Bnei Ayish originally served as a transit camp for immigrants from Yemen in the early 1950s. Today its population is almost entirely made up of Jews of Yemenite descent and immigrants from the former Soviet Union [citation needed].
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Local council website
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