Porat

Moshav in central Israel

This article is about Israeli moshav. For people with the surname Porat, see Porat (surname).

Place in Central, Israel

Porat

פּוֹרָת

Torah scroll of the village synagogue in the 1950s

Porat

Coordinates: 32°16′40″N 34°56′56″E﻿ / ﻿32.27778°N 34.94889°E﻿ / 32.27778; 34.94889Coordinates: 32°16′40″N 34°56′56″E﻿ / ﻿32.27778°N 34.94889°E﻿ / 32.27778; 34.94889
Country| Israel
District| Central
Council| Lev HaSharon
Affiliation| Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded| 1950
Population

(2019)[1]

| 1,275

Porat (Hebrew: פּוֹרָת, lit. 'Fruitful vine') is a mixed (religious and non-religious) moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain between Ein Vered and Kfar Yabetz, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,275.[1]

## History[edit]

Before the 20th century the area formed part of the Forest of Sharon. It was an open woodland dominated by Mount Tabor Oak, which extended from Kfar Yona in the north to Ra'anana in the south. The local Arab inhabitants traditionally used the area for pasture, firewood and intermittent cultivation. The intensification of settlement and agriculture in the coastal plain during the 19th century led to deforestation and subsequent environmental degradation.[2]

The village was founded in 1950 on lands expropriated from residents of the Arab village of Qalansawe. Its name is taken from the Book of Genesis 49:22;

> Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a fountain; its branches run over the wall.

## References[edit]

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1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
2. ^ Marom, Roy (2022-12-01). "The Oak Forest of the Sharon (al-Ghaba) in the Ottoman Period: New Insights from Historical- Geographical Studies". Muse. 5: 90–107.

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Lev HaSharon Regional Council

Moshavim|

* Azri'el
* Bnei Dror
* Ein Sarid
* Ein Vered
* Geulim
* Herut
* Kfar Hess
* Kfar Yabetz
* Mishmeret
* Nitzanei Oz
* Nordia
* Porat
* Sha'ar Efraim
* Tnuvot
* Tzur Moshe
* Yanuv

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* Ganot Hadar
* Ye'af

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* Kfar Avoda

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