Gizo, Israel

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Gizo

Gizo
Coordinates: 31°48′15.48″N 34°56′16.8″E / 31.8043000°N 34.938000°E / 31.8043000; 34.938000Coordinates: 31°48′15.48″N 34°56′16.8″E / 31.8043000°N 34.938000°E / 31.8043000; 34.938000
Council	Mateh Yehuda
Region	Latrun
Founded	1960
Founded by	Jewish Agency

Gizo (Hebrew: גִּיזוֹ) is a Jewish village in central Israel. Located to the north-west of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 214.

The settlement was established in 1960 by the Jewish Agency as a place of residence for teachers of the Gizo Regional Council school. It was named after the biblical city of Gizo (1 Chronicles 11:34) nearby.

v t e Mateh Yehuda Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Harel Kiryat Anavim Ma'ale HaHamisha Nahshon Netiv HaLamed-Heh Ramat Rachel Tzora Tzova

Moshavim	Aderet Agur Aminadav Aviezer Bar Giora Beit Zayit Beit Meir Beit Nekofa Bekoa Eshtaol Even Sapir Gefen Giv'at Ye'arim Givat Yeshayahu Kfar Uria Ksalon Luzit Mevo Beitar Mata Mahsia Mesilat Zion Naham Nehusha Nes Harim Neve Ilan Neve Michael Ora Ramat Raziel Sdot Micha Sho'eva Shoresh Ta'oz Tal Shahar Tarum Tirosh Tzafririm Tzelafon Yad HaShmona Yish'i Zanoah Zekharia

Communal settlements	Nataf Srigim Tzur Hadassah

Jewish villages	Gizo Motza Illit

Arab villages	Ein Naqquba Ein Rafa

Other villages	Deir Rafat Ein Kerem Agricultural School Eitanim Givat Shemesh Kfar Zoharim Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village Neve Shalom Yedida

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