Nof Ayalon (Hebrew: נוֹף אַיָּלוֹן, lit. Ayalon View) is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Ayalon Valley near Sha'alvim, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Gezer Regional Council. In 2019, it had a population of 2,128.[1]

Nof Ayalon נוֹף אַיָּלוֹן‎
Nof Ayalon
Coordinates: 31°52′16″N 34°59′28″E
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Gezer
Founded	1994
Founded by	Yeshivat Sha'alvim
Population  (2019)[1]	2,128

History

During the Ottoman period, the area belonged to the Nahiyeh (sub-district) of Lod that encompassed the area of the present-day city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut in the south to the present-day city of El'ad in the north, and from the foothills in the east, through the Lod Valley to the outskirts of Jaffa in the west. This area was home to thousands of inhabitants in about 20 villages, who had at their disposal tens of thousands of hectares of prime agricultural land.[2]

The locality was established in 1994 by the administration of Yeshivat Sha'alvim.

Notable residents

• Naftali Fraenkel, 16-year-old killed in the 2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers
• Rachelle Fraenkel, teacher of rabbinic literature, yoetzet halakhah, mother of Naftali.

References

External links

• Official website (in Hebrew)