Hagor
Hagor חָגוֹר | |
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Hagor | |
Coordinates: 32°8′20.1″N 34°56′55.36″E / 32.138917°N 34.9487111°ECoordinates: 32°8′20.1″N 34°56′55.36″E / 32.138917°N 34.9487111°E | |
District | Central |
Council | Drom HaSharon |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1949 |
Population (2017)[1] | 1,175 |
Website | http://www.hagor.org.il/ |
Hagor (Hebrew: חָגוֹר, engl. Gird!) is a moshav in the Central District of Israel. Located between Rosh HaAyin and Jaljulia, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 1,175.[1]
History
Moshav Hagor was founded in 1939 by veterans of 9th Palmah Battalion. "Name from Biblical passage: 'Gird your sword upon Your thigh, O mighty one"'.[2] (Psalm 45:3)[3]
The children of Hagor attend the elementary school at Tzofit, a nearby moshav. Their middle school is located near moshav Neve Yerek, and the secondary school is in Beit Berl.
Notable residents
References
- 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.180, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
- ↑ Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources. Translated from Hebrew, Jerusalem 1962 (Israel Prime Minister’s Office. The Israeli Program for Scientific Translations) p.66
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