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Pardesiya (Hebrew: פַּרְדֵּסִיָּה) is a town (local council) in the Center District of Israel. It is located on the Sharon plain, between Kfar Yona and the Lev HaSharon Regional Council. It was founded between 1937 and 1939[1] and its population in 2006 was 6,200.[2]
[edit] History
The lands of Pardesiya were purchased in 1928 by Yona Fisher, but remained unused. In 1937, the Yemenite olim organization asked its members to come to the land to build a village, promising cheap land. Twenty families came and in 1939 completed the construction. During World War II, the villagers found themselves unemployed and unable to pay taxes for their housing. The residents managed to settle the issue with the Jewish Agency for Israel and coninued living in the village. After the war, a new neighborhood was built, as well as a ma'abara to absorb new immigrants. Pardesiya gained local council status in 1952.[1]
[edit] Demographics
In 2005, the population of Har Adar was 99.5% Jewish, with an additional 0.5% being other non-Arabs. Out of the 3,100 residents, 3,000 were men, and 1,100 women.[3] The age distribution was as follows:
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