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(Redirected from Meshar) Moshav in central Israel Place in Central, Israel
Meishar מֵישָׁר‎
Etymology: Flatland
Meishar is located in Central IsraelMeisharMeisharShow map of Central IsraelMeishar is located in IsraelMeisharMeisharShow map of Israel
Coordinates: 31°49′6″N 34°45′15″E / 31.81833°N 34.75417°E / 31.81833; 34.75417
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilGederot
AffiliationAgricultural Union
Founded1950
Founded byImmigrants from Europe
Population835

Meishar (Hebrew: מֵישָׁר) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in the coastal plain near Gedera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gederot Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 835.

History

The moshav was founded in 1950, by immigrants from Poland and Germany, on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Bashshit.

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 363. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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