Sdei Avraham
| Sdei Avraham שְׂדֵי אַבְרָהָם | |
|---|---|
  Sdei Avraham | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′45.72″N 34°20′10.68″E / 31.2127000°N 34.3363000°ECoordinates: 31°12′45.72″N 34°20′10.68″E / 31.2127000°N 34.3363000°E | |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Eshkol |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Population (2017)[1] | 357 |
Sdei Avraham (Hebrew: שְׂדֵי אַבְרָהָם, lit. Avraham Fields) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the north-western Negev desert near the Gaza Strip border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 357.[1]
History
The moshav was founded in 1981 by evacuees from Sinai and was initially named Yesodot HaDarom (Hebrew: יְסוֹדוֹת הַדָּרוֹם, lit. Foundations of the South), but was later renamed after Avraham Herzfeld, a leader of Mapai.[2]
References
- 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ↑ Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 526. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
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