Matan | |
Foundation: | 1993 |
District: | center |
Council: | Drom HaSharon |
Pushpin Map: | Israel center ta |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 32.1575°N 34.9736°W |
Website: | www.matan.muni.il |
Matan (Hebrew: מתן||Gift) is a community settlement in central Israel. Located near Yarhiv and Nirit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The settlement was founded in 1993, and took its name from[1] the Bible, specifically Proverbs 18:16:
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.[2]
Its establishment was part of Minister of Housing and Construction Ariel Sharon's 'seven stars' plan to increase Jewish settlement along the Green Line.[3]