Gizo, Israel
Gizo
גיזו جيزو | |
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Gizo | |
Coordinates: 31°48′15″N 34°56′17″E / 31.80417°N 34.93806°ECoordinates: 31°48′15″N 34°56′17″E / 31.80417°N 34.93806°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Jerusalem |
Council | Mateh Yehuda |
Founded | 1960 |
Founded by | Jewish Agency |
Population (2019)[1] | 207 |
Gizo (Hebrew: גִּיזוֹ) is a community settlement in central Israel, northwest of Beit Shemesh, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 207.[1]
History[]
The village was established in 1960 by the Jewish Agency as a place of residence for teachers of the Gizo Regional Council school, and was named after the nearby biblical city of (1 Chronicles 11:34).[2] It is on the former site of the depopulated Palestinian village of Bayt Jiz,[3] whose name also possibly referred to Gizo.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b Yoav Regev (2001) New Israel Guide, Vol. 10: The Shephelah, Keter, Yedioth Ahronoth and the Ministry of Defense
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains:The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 365. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
Categories:
- Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
- Community settlements
- Populated places established in 1960
- Populated places in Jerusalem District
- 1960 establishments in Israel