Gan Sorek

Gan Sorek

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Galia
foundation = 1950
founded_by = Polish and Romanian immigrants
region = Coastal plain
council = Gan Raveh
industry =
affiliation = Moshavim Movement
website =

Gan Sorek ( _he. גן שורק, lit. "Sorek Garden") is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain around four kilometres south-west of Rishon LeZion and covering 700 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 326.

The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Poland and Romania and named after the nearby Nahal Sorek.Cite book
publisher = Mapa Publishing
isbn = 9657184347
pages = p. 118
others = Yuval Elʻazari (ed.)
title = Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel
location = Tel-Aviv
date = 2005
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