Tirosh
Tirosh
תירוש تيروش | |
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Tirosh | |
Coordinates: 31°44′59″N 34°53′11″E / 31.74972°N 34.88639°ECoordinates: 31°44′59″N 34°53′11″E / 31.74972°N 34.88639°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Jerusalem |
Council | Mateh Yehuda |
Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
Founded | 1955 |
Founded by | North African Jews |
Population (2019)[1] | 492 |
Tirosh (Hebrew: תִּירוֹשׁ, lit. Grape juice) is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 492.[1]
History[]
The village was established in 1955 by Jewish immigrants and refugees from North Africa on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of 'Ajjur.[2]
Its name is derived from the fact that there are many vineyards in the area.
Just outside the village is the reported location of a storage facility for nuclear weapons.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 207. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ "Nearby Maps: 31.7496 34.8865: Page 1". Virtual Globetrotting. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
Categories:
- Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
- Moshavim
- Populated places established in 1955
- Israeli nuclear development
- Populated places in Jerusalem District
- 1955 establishments in Israel
- North African-Jewish culture in Israel