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Kannot

Kannot
כַּנּוֹת
Kannot 22-11-2013b.jpg
Kannot is located in Israel
Kannot
Kannot
Coordinates: 31°48′8.27″N 34°45′8.64″E / 31.8022972°N 34.7524000°E / 31.8022972; 34.7524000Coordinates: 31°48′8.27″N 34°45′8.64″E / 31.8022972°N 34.7524000°E / 31.8022972; 34.7524000
District Southern
Council Be'er Tuvia
Founded 1952
Founded by Histadrut Workers' Council
Population (2015) 355
Name meaning Seedlings
Website kannot.org.il

Kannot (Hebrew: כַּנּוֹת‎, eng. 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 2015 it had a population of 355.

It is named after an occasional word, just mentioned once: in the Bible in Psalm 80:16: (God, watch over) "the seedling your right hand has planted".

The village was founded in 1952 by the Workers' Council of the Histadrut and belongs to the Na'amat organisation.


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