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Gidona or Gid'onah (Hebrew: גִּדְעוֹנָה) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located near Ein Harod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 471.[1]

Gidona גִּדְעוֹנָה‎
Gidona
Coordinates: 32°32′57″N 35°21′28″E
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Gilboa
Founded	1949
Founded by	Immigrants from Yemen
Population  (2019)[1]	471

History

Gidona was founded in 1949 as a moshav of workers by immigrants to Israel from Yemen. Near the cemetery of the first settlers of Ein Harod and Tel Yosef. In the 1960s the moshav became a community settlement.

Gidona is named after the prophet Gidon, who selected his soldiers for the war against Midyan in the nearby land, as described in the Book of Judges (f.e. chapter 7, verse 1).

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