Aviezer
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| Aviezer as viewed from the Elah Valley
Aviezer as viewed from the Elah Valley
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| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 8 April 1958 |
| Founded by | Iranian immigrants |
| Population (2014)[1] | 801 |
Aviezer (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />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 2014 it had a population of 801.
History
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 Arab village of Bayt Nattif.[2]
Gallery
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Israeli Moshav, Aviezer, in the Elah Valley, Jan 2015.jpg
Moshav Aviezer, overlooking the Elah Valley
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Moshav Aviezer, Jewish village in Elah Valley.jpg
Moshav Aviezer as seen from ruin, Um Ra'us
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House in Moshav Aviezer.jpg
House in Moshav Aviezer
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The Ruin of Um Ra'us, near Moshav Aviezer.jpg
The Ruin of Um Ra'us, near Moshav Aviezer
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Cistern at the Ruin of Um Ra'us, near Aviezer.jpg
Cistern at the Ruin of Um Ra'us, near Moshav Aviezer
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Um Ra'us, January 2015.jpg
Um Ra'us, dating back to Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine times
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Hewn sepulchre in Um er Rus - 6 Jan. 2015.JPG
Mouth of hewn sepulchre at Um er-Rus, near Moshav Aviezer
References
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- ↑ 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
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