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Meishar

Coordinates: 31°49′6″N 34°45′15″E / 31.81833°N 34.75417°E / 31.81833; 34.75417
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Meishar
מֵישָׁר
Etymology: Flatland
Meishar is located in Central Israel
Meishar
Meishar
Meishar is located in Israel
Meishar
Meishar
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
Population
 (2022)[1]
835

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.[1]

History

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The moshav was founded in 1950, by immigrants from Poland and Germany, on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Bashshit.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.