Kfar Bilu

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Kfar Bilu
Founded 1932
Founded by "Company of the South"
Region Shephelah
Council Gezer
Industries Agriculture
Affiliation Moshavim Movement

Kfar Bilu (Hebrew: כפר ביל"ו‎, lit. Bilu Village) is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Rehovot and Kiryat Ekron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,100.

The moshav was founded in 1932 as part of the Settlement of the Thousand plan by a group of workers known as the "Company of the South" (Hebrew: חבורת הדרום‎, Havurot HaDarom), who had been preparing in Rehovot. Its name commemorated fifty years since the first aliyah of Bilu members.

Coordinates: 31°52′16.32″N 34°49′43.31″E / 31.8712, 34.8286972

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