Bat Hen

Community settlement in central Israel

Place in Central, Israel

Bat Hen 32°21′37″N 34°52′18″E / 32.36028°N 34.87167°E / 32.36028; 34.87167
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Hefer Valley
Founded	1967
Population (2022)^[1]	407

Bat Hen (Hebrew: בת חן, lit. Daughter of Grace) is a community settlement in central Israel. Located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 407.^[1]

History

Founded in 1967, the village is named after a flower.^[2] For a while it split into two settlements, Bat Hen Alef and Bat Hen Bet, though they later merged back into one.

References

^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ Bat Hen^{[permanent dead link]} Hefer Valley Regional Council (in Hebrew)