Mishmar Ayalon

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Mishmar Ayalon
מִשְׁמַר אַיָּלוֹן‎
Mishmar Ayalon is located in Central Israel
Mishmar Ayalon
Mishmar Ayalon
Coordinates: 31°52′28.2″N 34°56′45.59″E / 31.874500°N 34.9459972°E / 31.874500; 34.9459972Coordinates: 31°52′28.2″N 34°56′45.59″E / 31.874500°N 34.9459972°E / 31.874500; 34.9459972
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilGezer
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1949
Founded byCzechoslovakian Jewish immigrants
Population
 (2019)[1]
556

Mishmar Ayalon (Hebrew: מִשְׁמַר אַיָּלוֹן‎, lit. Ayalon Guard) is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Latrun and Ramla on the old Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 556.[1]

Etymology[]

The moshav overlooks the Biblical valley of Ayalon (Joshua 10:12), after which it is named.[2]

History[]

The moshav was founded in 1949 by a gar'in of Jewish Holocaust survivors from Czechoslovakia. The Lehi forest is located in the moshav, probably because three Lehi veterans (Shimshoni, Vered and Even-Tseva) settled in the moshav in its early days.[citation needed]

Mishear Ayalon is located on the land of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Al-Qubab.[3]

On the ruins of the destroyed Palestinian village, in 2005 a monument to the Lechi fighters (the Stern Gang) has been erected.[4]

The moshav's main industry is agriculture, particularly focusing on fruit, vegetables and dairy farming known for their high quality cheese.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.333, ISBN 965-220-186-3
  3. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 407. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  4. ^ Israel and you
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