Gan Sorek

Gan Sorek (Hebrew: גַּן שׂוֹרֵק, lit. 'Sorek Garden') is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain, approximately four kilometres southwest of Rishon LeZion and covering 700 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 333.^[1]

Gan Sorek גַּן שׂוֹרֵק‎
Gan Sorek
Coordinates: 31°56′39″N 34°45′36″E
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Gan Raveh
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1950
Founded by	Polish and Romanian Jews
Population  (2023)[1]	333

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Poland and Romania on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Nabi Rubin, and was named after the nearby Nahal Sorek.^[2][3]