Gan Sorek
Moshav in central Israel
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Gan Sorek (Hebrew: גַּן שׂוֹרֵק, lit. 'Sorek Garden') is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain, approximately four kilometres southwest of Rishon LeZion and covering 700 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 322.[1]
Gan Sorek
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  Gan Sorek Location within Central Israel | |
| Coordinates: 31°56′39″N 34°45′36″E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Subdistrict | Rehovot |
| Council | Gan Raveh |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Polish and Romanian Jews |
| Population (2024)[1] | 322 |
History
The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Poland and Romania on land near the depopulated Palestinian village of Nabi Rubin, and was named after the nearby Nahal Sorek.[2][3]