Poria – Kfar Avoda
Poria – Kfar Avoda
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| Etymology: Poria - Labor Village | |
Poria – Kfar Avoda Poria – Kfar Avoda | |
| Coordinates: 32°43′12″N 35°32′47″E / 32.72000°N 35.54639°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Emek HaYarden |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Yemenite immigrants |
| Population (2024)[1] | 328 |
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 2024 it had a population of 328.[1]
History
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
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ^ Poria – Kfar Avoda Galilee Development Authority (in Hebrew)