Mishmar Ayalon
Mishmar Ayalon (Hebrew: מִשְׁמַר אַיָּלוֹן, lit. Ayalon Guard) is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Latrun and Ramla on the old Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 556.[1]
Mishmar Ayalon
מִשְׁמַר אַיָּלוֹן | |
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  Mishmar Ayalon | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′28.2″N 34°56′45.59″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gezer |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Czechoslovakian Jewish immigrants |
| Population (2019)[1] | 556 |
Etymology
The moshav overlooks the Biblical valley of Ayalon (Joshua 10:12), after which it is named.[2]
History
The moshav was founded in 1949 by a gar'in of Jewish Holocaust survivors from Czechoslovakia. The Lehi forest is located in the moshav, probably because three Lehi veterans (Shimshoni, Vered and Even-Tseva) settled in the moshav in its early days.
Mishear Ayalon is located on the land of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Al-Qubab.[3]
On the ruins of the destroyed Palestinian village, in 2005 a monument to the Lechi fighters (the Stern Gang) has been erected.[4]
The moshav's main industry is agriculture, particularly focusing on fruit, vegetables and dairy farming known for their high quality cheese.
References
- "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.333, ISBN 965-220-186-3
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 407. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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