Tzohar

Tzohar צֹחַר, צוחר
Hebrew transcription(s)
• unofficial	Tzochar, Zochar, Zohar
Tzohar
Coordinates: 31°14′8.16″N 34°25′34.67″E / 31.2356000°N 34.4262972°E / 31.2356000; 34.4262972Coordinates: 31°14′8.16″N 34°25′34.67″E / 31.2356000°N 34.4262972°E / 31.2356000; 34.4262972
Council	Eshkol
Founded	1970
Population (2014)^[1]	402

This article is about the settlement. For the organization, see Tzohar (organization).

Tzohar (Hebrew: צֹחַר) is a communal settlement and regional center in southern Israel. Located in Hevel Eshkol, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2014 it had a population of 402.

History

The settlement was founded in 1970 as a regional center for the villages in Hevel Eshkol. It was named after a son of Simeon mentioned in Genesis 46:10,^[2] as the neighbouring moshav Ohad was named after his brother, mentioned in the same Bible verse. In the 1990s it absorbed many immigrants from Ethiopia and the former Soviet Union, many of whom lived in mobile homes.

References

↑ 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
↑ Genesis Chapter 46 Mechon Mamre

External links

Tzohar Negev Information Center

Eshkol Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Be'eri Ein HaShlosha Gvulot Magen Nir Oz Nir Yitzhak Nirim Holit Kerem Shalom Kissufim Re'im Sufa Tze'elim Urim

Moshavim	Ami'oz Bnei Netzarim Ein HaBesor Dekel Mivtahim Ohad Pri Gan Sde Nitzan Sdei Avraham Talmei Eliyahu Talmei Yosef Yated Yesha Yevul

Other villages	Avshalom Shlomit Tzohar

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