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:''for the village in Yemen see Barkan, Yemen''
{{Infobox Israel village
| name = Barkan
| image = BarkanMall.jpg
| imgsize = 250
| caption = The Barkan mall
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| founded = 1981
| founded_by = Beitar and Herut
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| municipality = Shomron Regional Council|Shomrom
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|latd=32 |latm=6 |lats=27
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'''Barkan''' (</ref>
History
Founded in June 1981 by secular Israelis from the Beitar and Herut movements, Barkan is part of a chain of settlements built along the Highway 5 (Israel)|Trans-Samaria Highway, and adjacent to the Barkan Industrial Park. The park, established in 1982, has 120 businesses and factories manufacturing plastics, metal-work, food, textile, and more. Of the 5,000 workers, 90% are Palestinian Arabs.<ref>[http://www.middleeastexplorer.com/Israel/Barkan-Industrial-Park Barkan Industrial Park]</ref> The original name of the town was Beit Abba after Abba Ahimeir, a leader of the Lehi (group)|Lehi.<ref></ref>
Archaeology
An archeological site east of the town contains remnants of an Israelite settlement during the time of the first and second Temple in Jerusalem|temples.
References
External links
* [http://sdf.shomron.org.il/yishuv/barkan.html Menachem Brody's photos of Barkan]
Category:Non-religious Israeli settlements
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