Meishar
| Meishar מֵישָׁר | |
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  Meishar | |
| Coordinates: 31°49′5.52″N 34°45′14.76″E / 31.8182000°N 34.7541000°ECoordinates: 31°49′5.52″N 34°45′14.76″E / 31.8182000°N 34.7541000°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gederot |
| Affiliation | Agricultural Union |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Immigrants from Europe |
| Population (2017)[1] | 834 |
| Name meaning | Leveled |
Meishar (Hebrew: מֵישָׁר, lit. Leveled) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in the coastal plain near Gedera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gederot Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 834.[1]
History
The moshav was founded by immigrants to Israel from Germany and Poland in 1950 on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Bashshit.[2]
References
- 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 363. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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