Poria – Kfar Avoda Explained

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 .

History

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.romgalil.org.il/cds/136/ Poria – Kfar Avoda