Tzafria

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Tzafria
צַפְרִיָּה‎
تسفرية
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Tzafria is located in Central Israel
Tzafria
Tzafria
Coordinates: 32°0′12″N 34°51′21″E / 32.00333°N 34.85583°E / 32.00333; 34.85583Coordinates: 32°0′12″N 34°51′21″E / 32.00333°N 34.85583°E / 32.00333; 34.85583
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilSdot Dan
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1949
Founded byCzechoslovakian and
Hungarian immigrants
Population
 (2019)[1]
971

Tzafria (Hebrew: צַפְרִיָּה‎, Arabic: تسفرية‎) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located near Ben Gurion International Airport, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Dan Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 971.[1]

History[]

The village was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Czechoslovakia and Hungary on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Safiriyya.[2] Its name is derived from that village and was initially called Safria Alef and then Kfar Tzafria before adopting its current name.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains:The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 253. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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