Tzafria
Tzafria (Hebrew: צַפְרִיָּה, Arabic: تسفرية) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located near Ben Gurion International Airport, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Dan Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 971.[1]
Tzafria
צַפְרִיָּה تسفرية | |
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  Tzafria  Tzafria | |
| Coordinates: 32°0′12″N 34°51′21″E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Sdot Dan |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Czechoslovakian and Hungarian immigrants |
| Population (2019)[1] | 971 |
History
During the Ottoman period, the area of Tzafria 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 village was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Czechoslovakia and Hungary on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Safiriyya.[3] Its name is derived from that village and was initially called Safria Alef and then Kfar Tzafria before adopting its current name.
References
- "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- Marom, Roy (2022). "Lydda Sub-District: Lydda and its countryside during the Ottoman period". Diospolis - City of God: Journal of the History, Archaeology and Heritage of Lod. 8: 103–136.
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains:The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 253. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.