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Matan, Israel

Coordinates: 32°9′27″N 34°58′25″E / 32.15750°N 34.97361°E / 32.15750; 34.97361
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Matan
מתן
Matan is located in Central Israel
Matan
Matan
Coordinates: 32°9′27″N 34°58′25″E / 32.15750°N 34.97361°E / 32.15750; 34.97361
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilDrom HaSharon
Founded1993
Population
 (2022)[1]
3,570
Websitewww.matan.muni.il

Matan (Hebrew: מתן, lit.'Gift') is a community settlement in central Israel. Located near Yarhiv and Nirit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 3,570.[1]

History

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The settlement was founded in 1993, and took its name from[2] the Bible, specifically Proverbs 18:16:

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.[3]

Its establishment was part of Minister of Housing and Construction Ariel Sharon's 'seven stars' plan to increase Jewish settlement along the Green Line.[4]

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.44, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
  3. ^ Proverbs Chapter 18 Mechon Mamre
  4. ^ Gabriel Schwake (2020) Supply-side territoriality: reshaping a geopolitical project according to economic means Space and Polity
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