Tirosh
| Tirosh | |
|---|---|
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  Tirosh | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′58.56″N 34°53′11.39″E / 31.7496000°N 34.8864972°ECoordinates: 31°44′58.56″N 34°53′11.39″E / 31.7496000°N 34.8864972°E | |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Founded by | North African Jews |
| Population (2015)[1] | 474 |
Tirosh (Hebrew: תִּירוֹשׁ, lit. Grape juice) is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 474.
History
The village was established in 1955 by immigrants from North Africa on land that had belonged to the depopulated Arab village of 'Ajjur.[2]
Its name is derived from the fact that there are many vineyards in the area.
Just outside the village is the reported location of a storage facility for nuclear weapons.[3]
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Nearby Maps: 31.7496 34.8865: Page 1". Virtual Globetrotting. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
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