Ganot Hadar () is a

community settlement A community settlement (, ''Yishuv Kehilati'') is a type of town or village in Israel and in the West Bank. In an ordinary town, anyone may buy property, but in a community settlement, the village's residents are organized in a cooperative an ...

in central

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. Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Lev HaSharon Regional Council Lev HaSharon Regional Council () is a regional council in the Sharon region of the Central District of Israel. History The council was established in 1984, unifying Hadar HaSharon and Northern Sharon regional councils, and covers 18 villages wi ...

. In it had a population of .

History

The village was founded in 1954 and was designated for

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from

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. Its name was derived from the surrounding groves.

References

{{Authority control Community settlements Populated places established in 1954 Populated places in Central District (Israel) 1950 establishments in Israel South African-Jewish culture in Israel