Yad Natan
Moshav in southern Israel
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Yad Natan (Hebrew: יַד נָתָן, lit. Memorial for Natan) is a moshav in southern Israel in Hevel Lakhish, near the town of Kiryat Gat. It is part of the Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 677.[1]
Yad Natan
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| Etymology: Natan Memorial | |
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| Coordinates: 31°39′13″N 34°42′21″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Lakhish |
| Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founded by | HaNoar HaTzioni |
| Population (2024)[1] | 677 |
History
Moshav Yad Natan was founded in 1953 by Jewish immigrants from the Hungarian youth movement HaNoar HaTzioni who survived the Holocaust. It was named after Ottó Komoly (Natan Kohn), a leader of the Zionist movement in Hungary.[2]
Yad Natan was the first moshav affiliated with the Lachish Regional Council. In 1973, the moshav was joined by 24 families from South America. Most of the residents make a living from agriculture. Roses for export, orchards, vegetable farming and poultry-breeding are the primary economic branches.[3]
The moshav was built 800 m (2,600 ft) south and 1 km (0.62 mi) north-east, respectively, of the sites of the Palestinian villages of Bayt 'Affa and Iraq Suwaydan, which were depopulated in 1948. It is on the land of Iraq Suwaydan.[4][5]