Ein HaBesor

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Ein HaBesor
Founded 1982
Founded by Evacuated settlers
Region North-western Negev
Council Eshkol
Industries Agriculture, manufacturing, tourism
Affiliation Moshavim Movement

Ein HaBesor (Hebrew: עין הבשור‎, lit. Spring of the Besor) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Eshkol area of the north-western Negev desert near the border with the Gaza Strip and around a kilometre from Magen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 684.

The moshav was established in 1982 by settlers who had been evactuated from Sinai as a result of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty, some of whom were from Sadot.[1]

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  1. ^ (2005) Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel, Yuval Elʻazari (ed.), Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing, p. 412. ISBN 9657184347.  (Hebrew)

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Coordinates: 31°16′55.91″N 34°27′0.72″E / 31.2821972, 34.4502

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