Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village

Coordinates: 31°48′44″N 35°6′13″E / 31.81222°N 35.10361°E / 31.81222; 35.10361
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Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village
קריית יערים
كريات يعاريم
Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village is located in Jerusalem
Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village
Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village
Coordinates: 31°48′44″N 35°6′13″E / 31.81222°N 35.10361°E / 31.81222; 35.10361
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
Founded1952
Population
 (2022)[1]
175

Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village (Hebrew: כפר הנוער קריית יערים, romanizedKfar HaNoar Kiryat Ye'arim) is a youth village in central Israel. Located near Kiryat Ye'arim and to the north of Abu Ghosh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 175.[1]

History[edit]

The village was established in 1952 with a donation from Swiss Jews. Yisrael Katz, later a government minister, ran the village between 1954 and 1959.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.