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 is located in Northern Negev region of Israel
Mahane Yatir
Mahane Yatir
Coordinates: 31°20′52″N 35°03′38″E / 31.34778°N 35.06056°E / 31.34778; 35.06056
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
Founded1979
Population
 (2022)[1]
306

History

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The 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

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ History Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Hiran
  4. ^ Statistics abstract of Israel 2014 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Israel Central Bureau of Statistics