Bnaya

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Bnaya
foundation = 1949
founded_by = Eastern European immigrants
region = Central Israel
council = Brenner
industry = Agriculture
affiliation = Moshavim Movement
website =

Bnaya ( _he. בְּנַ‏יָה) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Ashdod, Gedera and Yavne, it falls under the jurisdiction of Brenner Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 805.

It was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Romania, and was initially named Yavne HaDromit ( _he. יבנה הדרומית, lit. "Southern Yavne") due to its location south of the town.Cite book
publisher = Mapa Publishing
isbn = 9657184347
pages = pp. 85-86
others = Yuval Elʻazari (ed.)
title = Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel
location = Tel-Aviv
date = 2005 he icon] However, the name was later changed to Bnaya after a process of metathesis of the word "Yavne".

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