Kidron, Israel

Kidron
Founded 1949
Founded by Yugoslavian immigrants
Council Brenner
Region Central Israel
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Coordinates
Kidron
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 2007 it had a population of 1,300.

The moshav was established in 1949 by a group of immigrant from Yugoslavia, and was named after the Kidron Valley.[1] They were later joined by immigrants from Romania.

References

  1. ^ Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel. Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. pp. p. 471. ISBN 9657184347.  (Hebrew)