Ofer

Ofer
עֹפֶר, עופר‬
Ofer
Coordinates: 32°37′21.72″N 34°58′56.28″E / 32.6227000°N 34.9823000°E / 32.6227000; 34.9823000Coordinates: 32°37′21.72″N 34°58′56.28″E / 32.6227000°N 34.9823000°E / 32.6227000; 34.9823000
District Haifa
Council Hof HaCarmel
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1950
Founded by Indian and Iranian immigrants
Population (2017)[1] 651

Ofer (Hebrew: עֹפֶר‬, lit. Fawn) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 651.[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from India (mainly Cochin) and Iran. Its name is derived from Ayn Ghazal (lit. Deer Spring), the depopulated Palestinian village on whose land it was built.[2] It is also on some of the land of the depopulated villages of Khirbat Al-Manara[3] and Khirbat al-Sawamir.[4]

Agricultural income is derived from raising cattle, sheep and chickens growing vegetables and flowers, and tourism.

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 148. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. ↑ Khalidi, 1992, p. 176
  4. ↑ Khalidi, 1992, p. 191
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