Zohar, Israel
Zohar
זוהר, זֹהַר زوهر | |
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![]() ![]() Zohar | |
Coordinates: 31°35′43″N 34°41′32″E / 31.59528°N 34.69222°ECoordinates: 31°35′43″N 34°41′32″E / 31.59528°N 34.69222°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Council | Lakhish |
Affiliation | Agricultural Union |
Founded | 1956 |
Founded by | Algerian and Tunisian Jews |
Population (2019) | 350[1] |
Name meaning | Brightness |
Zohar (Hebrew: זֹהַר, lit. Brightness) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near the city of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 350.[1]
A large lake that serves as a reservoir lies near the town.
History[]
The moshav was founded in 1956 by Jewish refugees from Algeria and Tunisia on land, that had belonged to the Arab village of al-Faluja,[2] as part of the effort to settle Hevel Lakhish.
According to Walid Khalidi, Zohar is founded on the land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Burayr.[3]
Its name signifies the desire of the inhabitants to be quickly absorbed in what was then a remote frontier region. In later years, new immigrants from Iraq, Russia and Hungary settled there.[citation needed]
In the 1950s and 1960s the moshav was a target for Palestinian fedayeen who infiltrated into Israel from Gaza.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.485, ISBN 965-220-186-3
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 92. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Lakhish Regional Council
- Moshavim
- Agricultural Union
- Populated places established in 1956
- Populated places in Southern District (Israel)
- 1956 establishments in Israel
- Algerian-Jewish culture in Israel
- Tunisian-Jewish culture in Israel