Mahane Yatir
Mahane Yatir (Hebrew: מחנה יתיר, lit. Yatir Camp), also known as Lev Yatir (Hebrew: לב יתיר, Heart of Yatir), is a village in the Yatir Forest in southern Israel. In 2018 it had a population of 248.[1]
Mahane Yatir מחנה יתיר | |
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  Mahane Yatir | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′52″N 35°03′38″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Population (2018)[1] | 248 |
History
The village was established in 1979.[1] In 2008 a gar'in was formed to establish a new village, Hiran, in the nearby area. The group moved to Mahane Yatir in 2010 in order to acclimatise to local conditions.[2] In 2013 it was added to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics count of localities.[3]
References
- "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- History Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Hiran
- Statistics abstract of Israel 2014 Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
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