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Yinon

Yinon
Moshav entrance
Moshav entrance
Yinon is located in Israel
Yinon
Yinon
Coordinates: 31°44′27.23″N 34°46′57.36″E / 31.7408972°N 34.7826000°E / 31.7408972; 34.7826000Coordinates: 31°44′27.23″N 34°46′57.36″E / 31.7408972°N 34.7826000°E / 31.7408972; 34.7826000
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.


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