Tzrufa
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| Tzrufa | |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Algerian and Tunisian immigrants |
| Council | Hof HaCarmel |
| Region | Carmel |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Coordinates | 32°38′55.31″N 34°56′42.35″E / 32.6486972°N 34.9450972°ECoordinates: 32°38′55.31″N 34°56′42.35″E / 32.6486972°N 34.9450972°E |
 Tzrufa
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Tzrufa (Hebrew: צְרוּפָה) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 839.
The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Algeria and Tunisia. It was named after the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Sarafand on whose lands it was built.[1][2]
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- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521009676. http://books.google.com/?id=uM_kFX6edX8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=benny+morris&q.
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