Kfar Aza

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Kfar Aza
כפר עזה
كفار عزة
Kfar Aza is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Kfar Aza
Kfar Aza
Coordinates: 31°29′1″N 34°32′2″E / 31.48361°N 34.53389°E / 31.48361; 34.53389Coordinates: 31°29′1″N 34°32′2″E / 31.48361°N 34.53389°E / 31.48361; 34.53389
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilSha'ar HaNegev
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
FoundedAugust 1951
Founded byNorth African Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
720
Websitewww.kfar-aza.org.il

Kfar Aza (Hebrew: כְּפַר עַזַּה, lit. Gaza Village) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located between Netivot and Sderot around five kilometres east of Gaza, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 720.[1]

History[]

The kibbutz was established in August 1951 by Jewish immigrants and refugees from Egypt and the Moroccan city of Tangier who had received training in Ein Harod, Ayelet HaShahar and later Afikim. It was temporarily abandoned in 1955, and in January 1957 members of the Mita'arim gar'in moved in.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "About Kfar Aza". Kfar Aza. Retrieved 2014-07-13.

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