Matan, Israel Explained

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 .

History

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]

Notable residents

External links

Notes and References

  1. Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.44, (Hebrew)
  2. https://mechon-mamre.org/i/t/t28.htm Proverbs Chapter 18
  3. Gabriel Schwake (2020) Supply-side territoriality: reshaping a geopolitical project according to economic means Space and Polity