Mahane Yatir
Mahane Yatir
מחנה יתיר | |
|---|---|
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 306 |
Mahane Yatir (Hebrew: מחנה יתיר, lit. Yatir Camp), also known as Lev Yatir (Hebrew: לב יתיר, Heart of Yatir), is a village in the Yatir Forest in southern Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 306.[1]
History
The village was established in 1979.[1] In 2008 a gar'in was formed to establish a new village, Hiran, in the nearby area. The group moved to Mahane Yatir in 2010 in order to acclimatise to local conditions.[2] In 2013 it was added to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics count of localities.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ History Hiran
- ^ Statistics abstract of Israel 2014 Israel Central Bureau of Statistics