Poria – Kfar Avoda

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Poria – Kfar Avoda
פּוֹרִיָּה - כְּפָר עֲבוֹדָה‎
Etymology: Poria - Labor Village
Poria – Kfar Avoda is located in Northeast Israel
Poria – Kfar Avoda
Poria – Kfar Avoda
Poria – Kfar Avoda is located in Israel
Poria – Kfar Avoda
Poria – Kfar Avoda
Coordinates: 32°43′12″N 35°32′47″E / 32.72000°N 35.54639°E / 32.72000; 35.54639
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilEmek HaYarden
Founded1949
Founded byYemenite immigrants
Population
 (2023)[1]
338

Poria – Kfar Avoda or Poriya – Kfar Avoda (Hebrew: פּוֹרִיָּה - כְּפָר עֲבוֹדָה, lit. "Poria - Village [of] Labour"), is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located on the Poriya Ridge to the south-west of the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 338.[1]

History

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The village was founded in 1949 by some 90 families who had immigrated from Yemen,[2] with the assistance of the Jewish Agency for Israel.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ^ Poria – Kfar Avoda Galilee Development Authority (in Hebrew)