Gan Sorek
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Gan Sorek גַּן שׂוֹרֵק |
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 Gan Sorek
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| Coordinates: 31°56′39.11″N 34°45′35.64″E / 31.9441972°N 34.7599000°ECoordinates: 31°56′39.11″N 34°45′35.64″E / 31.9441972°N 34.7599000°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gan Raveh |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Polish and Romanian immigrants |
| Population (2016) | 697 |
Gan Sorek (Hebrew: גַּן שׂוֹרֵק, 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 2016 it had a population of 697.
The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Poland and Romania on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Nabi Rubin, and was named after the nearby Nahal Sorek.
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