Poria – Kfar Avoda
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 2021 it had a population of 380.[1]
Poria – Kfar Avoda
פּוֹרִיָּה - כְּפָר עֲבוֹדָה | |
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| Etymology: Poria - Labor Village | |
  Poria – Kfar Avoda  Poria – Kfar Avoda | |
| Coordinates: 32°43′12″N 35°32′47″E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Emek HaYarden |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Yemenite immigrants |
| Population (2021)[1] | 380 |
History
The village was founded in 1949 by some 90 families who had immigrated from Yemen,[2] with the assistance of the Jewish Agency for Israel.
References
- "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- Poria – Kfar Avoda Galilee Development Authority (in Hebrew)
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