Kidron, Israel

Kidron
קִדְרוֹן
Kidron
Coordinates: 31°48′44.28″N 34°48′1.08″E / 31.8123000°N 34.8003000°E / 31.8123000; 34.8003000Coordinates: 31°48′44.28″N 34°48′1.08″E / 31.8123000°N 34.8003000°E / 31.8123000; 34.8003000
District Central
Council Brenner
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1949
Founded by Yugoslavian immigrants
Population (2015)[1] 1,560
Website www.kidron.org.il

Kidron (Hebrew: קִדְרוֹן) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around 2 km east of Gedera near the Tel Nof Airbase, it falls under the jurisdiction of Brenner Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,560.

History

The moshav was established in 1949 by a group of Jewish immigrants from Yugoslavia. It was named for the Kidron Valley.[2] They were later joined by immigrants from Romania.

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 471. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
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