Bar Giora
| Bar Giora | |
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  Bar Giora | |
| Coordinates: 31°43′46.2″N 35°4′19.55″E / 31.729500°N 35.0720972°ECoordinates: 31°43′46.2″N 35°4′19.55″E / 31.729500°N 35.0720972°E | |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Region | Jerusalem corridor |
| Founded | 18 October 1950 |
| Founded by | Yemenite Jews |
- This article is about the moshav. For the Jewish self-defense organization, see Bar-Giora (organization).
Bar Giora (Hebrew: בַּר גִּיּוֹרָא) is a moshav in the Judean Mountains. Located between Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 414.
The village was established on 18 October 1950 by immigrants from Yemen and was named after Simon Bar Giora. Initially a work camp named Eitanim, it became a moshav in 1954.
Bar Giora was established on land belonging to the Palestinian village of Allar, which became depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It is situated northeast of the Allar village site.[1]
References
- ↑ Khalidi, 1992, p. 266
Bibliography
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
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