Giv'at Ye'arim
Giv'at Ye'arim
גִּבְעַת יְעָרִים جفعات يعاريم | |
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Etymology: Hill of Forests | |
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Coordinates: 31°47′14″N 35°5′20″E / 31.78722°N 35.08889°ECoordinates: 31°47′14″N 35°5′20″E / 31.78722°N 35.08889°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Jerusalem |
Council | Mateh Yehuda |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1950 |
Founded by | Immigrants from Yemen |
Population (2019)[1] | 1,455 |
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Giv'at Ye'arim (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת יְעָרִים, lit. Hill of Forests) is a semi-cooperative moshav in central Israel. Located in the Judean Mountains, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,455.[1]
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Giv'at Ye'arim
History[]
The moshav was founded in 1950 by Yemenite immigrants,[2] on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Khirbat al-'Umur.[3]
Giv'at Ye'arim is assumed to be the site[4] of , a city mentioned in the Book of Joshua (18:28).[5]
In the past, the majority of Giv'at Ye'arim residents worked in agriculture, particularly viticulture and poultry-breeding. Today, many hold jobs outside the moshav, mainly in Jerusalem and Mevaseret Zion.
References[]
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources. Translated from Hebrew, Jerusalem 1962 (Israel Prime Minister’s Office. The Israeli Program for Scientific Translations) p.43
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 321. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ Vilnai, Ze'ev (1974). "Give'at Yearim". Ariel Encyclopedia. Volume 2. Tel Aviv, Israel: Am Oved. pp. 1177f.
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has extra text (help) - ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.175, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
External links[]
Categories:
- Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
- Moshavim
- Populated places established in 1950
- Populated places in Jerusalem District
- 1950 establishments in Israel
- Yemeni-Jewish culture in Israel
- Israel geography stubs