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Beit Hanania (lit. House of Hanania) is a moshav
Moshav

Moshav is a type of Israeli settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms settlered by the Labor Zionisms during the second aliyah ....
 in northern Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
. Located close to the south edge of Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. Archaeologists have discovered ancient wine and oil presses at various locations on Mt....
 close to Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council
Hof HaCarmel Regional Council

Hof Hacarmel Regional Council is a Regional council located in the northern Israeli coastal plain. The council serves a large area, from Tirat Carmel in the north to Caesarea in the south....
. In 2006 it had a population of 687.

The moshav was founded in 1950 by the Palestine Jewish Colonization Association
Palestine Jewish Colonization Association

The Palestine Jewish Colonization Association, commonly known by its Hebrew acronym PICA , was established in 1924 and played a major role in supporting the Yishuv in Palestine until its disbandment in 1957....
 (PICA) and immigrants
Aliyah

Aliyah refers to Jewish immigration to Greater Israel. The opposite action, Jewish emigration from Israel, is referred to as Yerida ....
 from Eastern Europe. It was named after Hanania Gottlib, a leader of the PICA.

The Israel National Trail
Israel National Trail

The Israel National Trail, is a hiking path that crosses the entire country of Israel. Its northern end is at Dan , near the Lebanese border in the far north of the country, and it extends to Eilat at the southernmost tip of Israel on the Red Sea....
 runs through the moshav. An aqueduct built in Hadrian
Hadrian

Publius Aelius Hadrianus , as emperor Imperator Caesar Divi Traiani filius Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, and Divus Hadrianus after his apotheosis, known as Hadrian in English language, was Roman Emperor of Roman Empire from AD 117 to 138, as well as a Stoicism and Epicureanism philosopher....
's time is located at its entrance, whilst the Taninim River Nature Reserve is located nearby.






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Beit Hanania (lit. House of Hanania) is a moshav
Moshav

Moshav is a type of Israeli settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms settlered by the Labor Zionisms during the second aliyah ....
 in northern Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
. Located close to the south edge of Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. Archaeologists have discovered ancient wine and oil presses at various locations on Mt....
 close to Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council
Hof HaCarmel Regional Council

Hof Hacarmel Regional Council is a Regional council located in the northern Israeli coastal plain. The council serves a large area, from Tirat Carmel in the north to Caesarea in the south....
. In 2006 it had a population of 687.

The moshav was founded in 1950 by the Palestine Jewish Colonization Association
Palestine Jewish Colonization Association

The Palestine Jewish Colonization Association, commonly known by its Hebrew acronym PICA , was established in 1924 and played a major role in supporting the Yishuv in Palestine until its disbandment in 1957....
 (PICA) and immigrants
Aliyah

Aliyah refers to Jewish immigration to Greater Israel. The opposite action, Jewish emigration from Israel, is referred to as Yerida ....
 from Eastern Europe. It was named after Hanania Gottlib, a leader of the PICA.

The Israel National Trail
Israel National Trail

The Israel National Trail, is a hiking path that crosses the entire country of Israel. Its northern end is at Dan , near the Lebanese border in the far north of the country, and it extends to Eilat at the southernmost tip of Israel on the Red Sea....
 runs through the moshav. An aqueduct built in Hadrian
Hadrian

Publius Aelius Hadrianus , as emperor Imperator Caesar Divi Traiani filius Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, and Divus Hadrianus after his apotheosis, known as Hadrian in English language, was Roman Emperor of Roman Empire from AD 117 to 138, as well as a Stoicism and Epicureanism philosopher....
's time is located at its entrance, whilst the Taninim River Nature Reserve is located nearby. The Taninim River
Taninim Stream

Taninim Stream is located in Israel, originating near Ramot Menashe and emptying into the Mediterranean Sea south of Ma'agan Michael. The Arabic name for this river is Wadi a-Zarka....
 flows through the park, both of which are named after the alligators (Taninim) that, until the beginning of the 20th century, lived in the nearby Cabra swamp.