Hadid

This article is about the moshav in Israel. For other uses, see Hadid (disambiguation).
Hadid
חָדִיד
Hadid
Coordinates: 31°58′3.72″N 34°56′0.95″E / 31.9677000°N 34.9335972°ECoordinates: 31°58′3.72″N 34°56′0.95″E / 31.9677000°N 34.9335972°E
Council Hevel Modi'in
Region Central Israel
Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded 1950
Founded by Yemenite immigrants

Hadid (Hebrew: חָדִיד) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 548.

Hadid was a city of the tribe of Benjamin in Biblical times.[1][2] In the Hellenistic era it was known as 'Adida. Hadid was founded in 1949 as a kibbutz by Yemenite Jewish immigrants, later joined by immigrants from Rumania. In 1950, it was reorganized as a moshav affiliated with the Hapoel HaMizrachi movement.[3] The site was about 2km west of the Palestinian village of al-Haditha and the archaeological tel of ancient Hadid. [4]

FTIC is a biotechnology and bioengineering food storage technologies company located in Hadid.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Ezra 2,33; Nehemiah 11,34
  2. ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.179, ISBN 965-220-186-3.
  3. ↑ Hadid website
  4. ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.179, ISBN 965-220-186-3
  5. ↑ Food Technology International Consultancy