Hatzav
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Hatzav
חָצָב حتساف | |
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  Hatzav | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′48″N 34°46′12″E / 31.78000°N 34.77000°ECoordinates: 31°46′48″N 34°46′12″E / 31.78000°N 34.77000°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Libyan Jewish refugees |
| Area | 3,200 dunams (3.2 km2 or 1.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 1,486 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Hatzav (Hebrew: חָצָב, lit. Squill) is a moshav in central Israel. Located on Highway 40 between Gedera and Be'er Sheva, it covers 3,200 dunams and falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,486.[1]
History
The moshav was founded in 1949 by refugees from Tripoli in Libya,[2] including Ben-Zion Halfon, later a member of the Knesset. It was founded on the former lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Masmiyya al-Kabira.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 192. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 125. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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