Tzrufa

Tzrufa
Founded 1949
Founded by Algerian and Tunisian immigrants
Council Hof HaCarmel
Region Carmel
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Coordinates
Tzrufa

Tzrufa (Hebrew: צְרוּפָה‎‎) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 839.

The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Algeria and Tunisia. It was named after the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Sarafand on whose lands it was built.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 188
  2. ^ Morris, 2004, p. xxii, settlement #124

Bibliography