Pa'amei Tashaz

Pa'amei Tashaz

Village synagogue
Pa'amei Tashaz
Coordinates: 31°26′21.11″N 34°41′33.72″E / 31.4391972°N 34.6927000°E / 31.4391972; 34.6927000Coordinates: 31°26′21.11″N 34°41′33.72″E / 31.4391972°N 34.6927000°E / 31.4391972; 34.6927000
District Southern
Council Merhavim
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1953
Founded by Persian Jews
Population (2015)[1] 504

Pa'amei Tashaz (Hebrew: פַּעֲמֵי תַּשַׁ"ז is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev between Netivot and Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 504.

History

The moshav was established in 1953 by immigrants from Iran. It was named for the 11 outposts in the Negev established in October 1946 (Tashaz in the Hebrew calendar).[2]

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. The Kana-Rams Haaretz, 6 May 2011
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