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Kannot (Hebrew: כַּנּוֹת, lit. 'Seedlings') is an educational institution and youth village in central Israel. Located near Gedera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 364.[1]
Kannot
כַּנּוֹת | |
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| Etymology: Seedlings | |
  Kannot | |
| Coordinates: 31°48′8″N 34°45′9″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Founded by | Histadrut Workers' Council |
| Population (2022)[1] | 364 |
| Website | kannot.org.il |
It is named after an occasional word, just mentioned once: in the Bible in Psalm 80:16:[2][3] (God, watch over) "the seedling your right hand has planted".
The village was founded in 1952 by the Workers' Council of the Histadrut, on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Bashshit.[4]
