Tirosh
Tirosh
תירוש تيروش | |
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  Tirosh | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′59″N 34°53′11″E / 31.74972°N 34.88639°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Founded by | North African Jews |
| Population (2022)[1] | 452 |
Tirosh (Template:Lang-he, 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 2022 it had a population of 452.[1]
History
The village was established in 1955 by Jewish immigrants and refugees from North Africa on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian 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
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ 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.