Yinon | |
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Coordinates: 31°44′27.23″N 34°46′57.36″E / 31.7408972°N 34.7826000°ECoordinates: 31°44′27.23″N 34°46′57.36″E / 31.7408972°N 34.7826000°E | |
District | Southern |
Council | Be'er Tuvia |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1952 |
Founded by | Yemenite immigrants |
Population (2015) | 1,116 |
Yinon (Hebrew: יִנּוֹן, lit. "it shall flourish") is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,116.
The moshav was founded 1952 by immigrants from Yemen. Its name was taken from a passage in the Bible,Psalm 72:17: God's name "shall flourish as long as the sun".
Yinon was founded on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Masmiyya al-Kabira.