# Gan Or

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Former Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip

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Former Israeli settlement

Gan Or גַּן אוֹר‎ (Hebrew) Former Israeli settlement Etymology: Garden of Light Gan Or Coordinates: 31°20′12″N 34°15′34″E / 31.33667°N 34.25944°E / 31.33667; 34.25944 Affiliation HaPoel HaMizrahi Founded 1983 Founded by Graduates of Bnei Akiva and hesder yeshivas

**Gan Or** ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): גַּן אוֹר, *lit.* Garden of Light) was an [Israeli settlement](/source/Israeli_settlement) located in the [Gush Katif](/source/Gush_Katif) settlement bloc and evacuated in Israel's [disengagement](/source/Israel's_unilateral_disengagement_plan) of 2005. On the day of its evacuation 52 families, over 320 people, lived there.

## History

Gan Or was founded in 1980 as an [Orthodox](/source/Orthodox_Judaism) [moshav](/source/Moshav) by a group of former members of the [Bnei Akiva](/source/Bnei_Akiva) [Mizrahi](/source/Mizrahi_Jews) youth group and the [Hesder](/source/Hesder) [yeshiva](/source/Yeshiva) program at [Netzarim](/source/Netzarim_(settlement)) and moved to its current location in 1983.[1] Prior to evacuation, the community, over 50 families, had built a synagogue and adjacent events hall. Most residents earned their living from cultivating vegetables and leafy greens in greenhouses.[2] The community operated kindergartens and daycare centers. School-age children studied in [Neve Dekalim](/source/Neve_Dekalim) at the regional “Ne’ot Katif” school. The Tohar Girls College, which was founded in 2000 and offered combined religious studies and academic courses at the [Open University](/source/Open_University) and at [Bar-Ilan University](/source/Bar-Ilan_University)'s campus at nearby [Ashkelon](/source/Ashkelon), has been relocated.[3]

Gan Or Synagogue

## Unilateral disengagement

Gan Or was officially evacuated on August 18, 2005 by the [Israeli Army](/source/Israeli_Army) and [Israeli Police](/source/Israeli_Police), though most of the residents had left earlier. A majority of the families moved to the temporary refuge of [Nitzan](/source/Nitzan) to which several hundred evacuated families from [Gush Katif](/source/Gush_Katif) were relocated.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mapa_1-0)** El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). *Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel* (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 117. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [965-7184-34-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/965-7184-34-7).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** אחרונות, ידיעות (1997-07-07). ["רמאות אורגנית בגוש קטיף"](https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=67624). *Globes*. Retrieved 2026-04-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mfa_3-0)** ["Paying the Price for Peace"](http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2005/Paying%20the%20Price%20for%20Peace%20-%20July%202005). *Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs*. 2005-07-28. Retrieved 2009-04-04.

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