Mahane Yatir (Hebrew: מחנה יתיר, lit. 'Yatir Camp'), also known as Lev Yatir (Hebrew: לב יתיר, lit. 'Heart of Yatir'), is a village in the Yatir Forest in southern Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 306.[1]
Mahane Yatir
מחנה יתיר | |
|---|---|
  Mahane Yatir | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′52″N 35°03′38″E / 31.34778°N 35.06056°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 306 |
History
editThe village was established in 1979, and was named after a biblical city (Joshua 15:48) here in the allotment of the Tribe of Judah[2] In 2008 a gar'in was formed to establish a new village, Hiran, in the nearby area. The group moved to Mahane Yatir in 2010 in order to acclimatise to local conditions.[3] In 2013 it was added to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics count of localities.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p309 ISBN 965-220-186-3
- ^ History Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Hiran
- ^ Statistics abstract of Israel 2014 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Israel Central Bureau of Statistics