Pri Gan | |
Foundation: | 1981 |
Founded By: | Evacuated settlers |
District: | south |
Council: | Eshkol |
Affiliation: | HaOved HaTzioni |
Pushpin Map: | Israel northwest negev |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 31.2211°N 34.3544°W |
Pri Gan (Hebrew: פְּרִי גַּן||Fruit Garden), also known as Prigan, is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the north-western Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The moshav was founded in 1981 by former residents of Pri'el, an Israeli settlement in Sinai which was evacuated as part of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. Its main produce is vegetables and flowers.
Pri Gan was targeted during 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel. Eleven members of the security team from nearby Shlomit came to defend the moshav, five of whom were killed during fighting.[1] However, no residents were killed.[2]