Ein Vered עֵין וֶרֶד | |
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| Coordinates:32°15′56″N34°56′0″E / 32.26556°N 34.93333°E /32.26556; 34.93333 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Lev HaSharon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Founded by | Tel Aviv residents |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,564 |
Ein Vered (Hebrew:עֵין וֶרֶד,lit. 'Rose Spring') is amoshav in central Israel. Located in theSharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction ofLev HaSharon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,564.[1]
Before the 20th century the area formed part of the Forest of Sharon. It was an openwoodland dominated byMount Tabor Oak, which extended fromKfar Yona in the north toRa'anana in the south. The local inhabitants traditionally used the area for pasture, firewood and intermittent cultivation. The intensification of settlement and agriculture in thecoastal plain during Ottoman rule in the 19th century led to deforestation and subsequentenvironmental degradation.[2]
Ein Vered was established in the southern Sharon in 1930, by South African Jewry on land purchased by theJewish National Fund,[3] and named after 'Ayun el Werdat (Arabic for "the Springs of the Water Female Water Drawers"),[4] the wells serving the area. It was originally an intensive farming community.[3] In 1947 it had a population of 450.[3]
Citrus groves, field crops, beehives and flowers were the principal branches of agriculture.[5]
A Tractor Museum is located in Ein Vered.[6]
