Hadid

Hadid
חָדִיד‎
Hadid
Coordinates: 31°58′3.72″N 34°56′0.95″E / 31.9677000°N 34.9335972°E / 31.9677000; 34.9335972Coordinates: 31°58′3.72″N 34°56′0.95″E / 31.9677000°N 34.9335972°E / 31.9677000; 34.9335972
District Central
Council Hevel Modi'in
Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded 1950
Founded by Yemenite immigrants
Population (2015)[1] 866
Website http://www.hadid.co.il/

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 2015 it had a population of 866.[1]

History

Hadid was a city of the tribe of Benjamin in Biblical times.[2][3] 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 Romania. In 1950, it was reorganized as a moshav affiliated with the Hapoel HaMizrachi movement.[4] The site was about 2km west of the former Arab village of al-Haditha and the archaeological tel of ancient Hadid.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Ezra 2,33; Nehemiah 11,34
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Hadid website
  5. ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land
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