Kidron, Israel

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Kidron
קִדְרוֹן
Kidron
Coordinates: 31°48′44.28″N 34°48′1.08″E / 31.8123000°N 34.8003000°E / 31.8123000; 34.8003000Coordinates: 31°48′44.28″N 34°48′1.08″E / 31.8123000°N 34.8003000°E / 31.8123000; 34.8003000
Council Brenner
Region Central Israel
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1949
Founded by Yugoslavian immigrants
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, Kidron had a population of 1,416.[1]

The moshav was established in 1949 by a group of Jewish immigrants from Yugoslavia. It was named for the Kidron Valley.[2] They were later joined by immigrants from Romania.

References

  1. About Kidron
  2. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel. Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 471. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.  (Hebrew)
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