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]
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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  Bnei Ayish | |
| 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 |
History
editThe 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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