Haniel, Israel
{{Short description|Moshav in central Israel}}
{{Infobox Kibbutz
| name = Haniel
| image = סמל המושב.jpg
| caption = Village entrance
| hebname = {{Script/Hebrew|חַנִּיאֵל}}
| foundation = 1950
| founded_by = Romanian immigrants
| district = center
| council = Hefer Valley
| affiliation = Moshavim Movement
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|Hanni'el}}
| population_footnotes={{Israel populations|reference}}
| pushpin_map =Israel center ta | pushpin_mapsize =250
|coordinates = {{coord|32|19|56|N|34|57|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| website =
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Haniel ({{langx|he|חַנִּיאֵל}}) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya and Kfar Yona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Hanni'el}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
History
The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Romania.Hareuveni, Imanuel (2010). [https://kotar.cet.ac.il/KotarApp/Viewer.aspx?nBookID=93576566#321.9355.6.default Eretz Israel Lexicon] (in Hebrew). Matach. p. 321. It was established on land that had previously belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Qaqun.{{cite book|title=All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_By7AAAAIAAJ |first1=Walid|last1=Khalidi|author-link=Walid Khalidi|year=1992|location=Washington D.C.|publisher=Institute for Palestine Studies|isbn=0-88728-224-5|page=560}} It was named after Haniel Ben Afud, a leader of the Tribe of Manasseh (Numbers 34:23).Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.186, {{ISBN|965-220-186-3}} (English)
==References==
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{{Hefer Valley Regional Council}}
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Category:Populated places established in 1950
Category:Populated places in Central District (Israel)