Pri Gan
Place in Southern, Israel
Pri Gan (Hebrew: פְּרִי גַּן, lit. '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 2024 it had a population of 388.
01History
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. However, no residents were killed.
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