Mash'en

Moshav in southern Israel

Place in Southern, Israel

Mash'en משען

31°39′26″N 34°37′24″E / 31.65722°N 34.62333°E / 31.65722; 34.62333
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Hof Ashkelon
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1949
Founded by	Yemenite immigrants
Population (2022)^[1]	1,043
Website	http://mashen.net

Mash'en (Hebrew: מַשְׁעֵן, lit. 'Staff') is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,043.^[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Yemen.^[2] The name is taken from Isaiah 3:1.

References

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^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ Avrahami, Reli; Avrahami, Avner (April 12, 2011). "Family Affair: The Saids of Moshav Mash'en". Haaretz. Retrieved April 18, 2019.