Tzafririm
| Tzafririm | |
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  Tzafririm | |
| Coordinates: 31°39′37.43″N 34°56′33″E / 31.6603972°N 34.94250°ECoordinates: 31°39′37.43″N 34°56′33″E / 31.6603972°N 34.94250°E | |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Founded by | Persian, Iraqi, Indian and North African Jews |
| Population (2017) | 436[1] |
Tzafririm (Hebrew: צַפְרִירִים, lit. Zephyrs) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 436.[1]
History
The village was established in 1958 by immigrants from Morocco, Iran, Iraq and India on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of 'Ajjur.[2]
Notable residents
- Aarele Ben Arieh (Israeli artist)
Gallery
A verdant green hill near Moshav Tzafririm
Moshav "Tzafririm" in Spring
Grazing sheep near the Moshav
Moshav Tzafririm
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. 207. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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