Kfar Sirkin
Kfar Sirkin or Kefar Syrkin (Hebrew: כְּפַר סִירְקִין) is a moshav in central Israel. Located south-east of Petah Tikva, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 1,495.[1]
Kfar Sirkin כְּפַר סִירְקִין | |
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  Kfar Sirkin | |
| Coordinates: 32°4′36.26″N 34°55′25.48″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Southern Sharon |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Population (2018)[1] | 1,495 |
| Website | http://www.kfarsirkin.org.il/ |
History
Kfar Sirkin was founded in 1933 and was named for the Zionist leader Nachman Syrkin. It served as a Jewish stronghold in the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, with the Haganah using the village to fight off attacking Arab forces and to store weapons which were illegal under the British Mandate rule of the time.
Today, the village is agricultural. An Israel Defense Forces military base is located to the north-west of the village.
Gallery
Local synagogue
Memorial to residents who fell in the line of duty
Water tower
References
- "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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