Tzafririm
Moshav in central Israel
Place in Jerusalem, Israel
Tzafririm צפרירים | |
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Etymology: 'Zephyrs' | |
31°39′37″N 34°56′33″E / 31.66028°N 34.94250°E / 31.66028; 34.94250 | |
Country | Israel |
District | Jerusalem |
Council | Mateh Yehuda |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1958 |
Founded by | Persian, Iraqi, Indian and Maghrebi Jews |
Population (2022) | 428[1] |
Tzafririm (Hebrew: צַפְרִירִים, lit. 'Zephyrs') is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 428.[1]
History
The village was established in 1958 by immigrants from Morocco, Iran, Iraq and India on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of 'Ajjur.[2]
Notable residents
- Aarele Ben Arieh (Israeli artist)
Gallery
- A verdant green hill near Moshav Tzafririm
- Moshav "Tzafririm" in Spring
- Grazing sheep near the Moshav
- Moshav Tzafririm
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ 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.
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