Sdei Avraham (Hebrew: שְׂדֵי אַבְרָהָם, lit. 'Avraham Fields') is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the north-western Negev desert near the Gaza Strip border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 360.[1]
Sdei Avraham
שְׂדֵי אַבְרָהָם | |
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| Coordinates: 31°12′46″N 34°20′11″E / 31.21278°N 34.33639°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Eshkol |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 360 |
History
editThe moshav was founded in 1981 and was initially named Yesodot HaDarom (Hebrew: יְסוֹדוֹת הַדָּרוֹם, lit. Foundations of the South), but was later renamed after Avraham Herzfeld, a leader of Mapai.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Yuval Elʻazari, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 526. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.