Hatzav

Hatzav חָצָב
Hatzav
Coordinates: 31°46′47.64″N 34°46′11.63″E / 31.7799000°N 34.7698972°E / 31.7799000; 34.7698972Coordinates: 31°46′47.64″N 34°46′11.63″E / 31.7799000°N 34.7698972°E / 31.7799000; 34.7698972
District	Southern
Council	Be'er Tuvia
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1949
Founded by	Libyan refugees
Area	3,200 dunams (3.2 km² or 1.2 sq mi)
Population (2007)	963
• Density	300/km² (780/sq mi)
Name meaning	Squill

Hatzav (Hebrew: חָצָב, lit. Squill) is a moshav in central Israel. Located on Highway 40 between Gedera and Be'er Sheva, it covers 3,200 dunams and falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 963.

The moshav was founded in 1949 by refugees from Tripoli in Libya,^[1] including Ben-Zion Halfon, later a member of the Knesset.

It is split into two parts; the farming area and the "Yellow Squares" section. The latter consists of half-dunam plots for construction of dwellings for new residents.

References

↑ Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 192. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.

Be'er Tuvia Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Hatzor

Moshavim	Arugot Avigdor Azrikam Be'er Tuvia Beit Ezra Bitzaron Emunim Giv'ati Hatzav Kfar Ahim Kfar Warburg Neve Mivtah Nir Banim Orot Sde Uziyahu Shtulim Talmei Yechiel Timorim Yenon

Other villages	Ahva Ezer Kannot

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