Matan () is a community settlement in central Israel. Located near Yarhiv and Nirit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History The community was founded in 1993, and took its name fromBitan, Hanna: 1948–1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.44, (Hebrew) the Bible, specifically Proverbs 18:16: A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.Proverbs Chapter 18 Mechon Mamre
Its establishment was part of Minister of Housing and Construction Ariel Sharon's Seven Stars Plan to increase Jewish communities along the Green Line.Gabriel Schwake (2020) Supply-side territoriality: reshaping a geopolitical project according to economic means Space and Polity
Notable residents Yuval Diskin
References
External links Official website