Matan, Israel

Matan מתן‎
Matan
Coordinates: 32°9′27″N 34°58′25″E
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Drom HaSharon
Founded	1993
Population  (2022)[1]	3,570
Website	www.matan.muni.il

Matan (Hebrew: מתן, lit. 'Gift') is a community settlement in central Israel. Located near Yarhiv and Nirit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 3,570.^[1]

History

The settlement was founded in 1993, and took its name from^[2] the Bible, specifically Proverbs 18:16:

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.^[3]

Its establishment was part of Minister of Housing and Construction Ariel Sharon's 'seven stars' plan to increase Jewish settlement along the Green Line.^[4]

Notable residents

• Yuval Diskin

References

1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.44, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
3. Proverbs Chapter 18 Mechon Mamre
4. Gabriel Schwake (2020) Supply-side territoriality: reshaping a geopolitical project according to economic means Space and Polity

External links

• Official website (in Hebrew)