Aviezer (Hebrew: אֲבִיעֶזֶר) is a small religious moshav in central Israel. Located nine kilometres south-west of Beit Shemesh, at the east end of the Elah valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 875.[1]
Aviezer
אביעזר افيعيزر | |
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![]() Aviezer as viewed from the Elah Valley | |
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Coordinates: 31°40′54″N 35°1′0″E | |
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District | Jerusalem |
Council | Mateh Yehuda |
Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
Founded | 8 April 1958 |
Founded by | Cochin Jews |
Population (2019)[1] | 875 |
The moshav was founded on 8 April 1958 by immigrants from Iran and by Cochin Jews from Kochi, being the chief ethnic constituent, and was initially named Adulam 9. It was later renamed after Aviezer Zigmond Gestetner, a former president of the Jewish National Fund in the United Kingdom. It was established on land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Bayt Nattif.[2] Today, the site of Aviezer lies within the "green-line" of the 1949 Armistice Agreements.[3]
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