Ramat Raziel

Ramat Raziel
Ramat Raziel
Coordinates: 31°46′25.68″N 35°4′22.43″E / 31.7738000°N 35.0728972°E / 31.7738000; 35.0728972Coordinates: 31°46′25.68″N 35°4′22.43″E / 31.7738000°N 35.0728972°E / 31.7738000; 35.0728972
District Jerusalem
Council Mateh Yehuda
Affiliation Mishkei Herut Beitar
Founded 1948
Population (2017)[1] 644

Ramat Raziel (Hebrew: רָמַת רָזִיאֵל‬, lit. Raziel Heights) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the centre of the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 644.[1]

History

The village was established in 1948, and was named after David Raziel, a commander of the Irgun.

It is located on land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Kasla, Jerusalem.[2]

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. 299. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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