Poria – Kfar Avoda | |
Foundation: | 1949 |
Founded By: | Yemenite immigrants |
District: | north |
Council: | Emek HaYarden |
Pushpin Map: | Israel northeast#Israel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Meaning: | Poria - Labor Village |
Coordinates: | 32.72°N 35.5464°W |
Poria – Kfar Avoda (Hebrew: פּוֹרִיָּה - כְּפָר עֲבוֹדָה, lit. "Poria - Village [of] Labour") is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located to the south-east of the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The village was founded in 1949 by some 90 families who had immigrated from Yemen,[1] with the assistance of the Jewish Agency for Israel.