Mahane Yatir
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Mahane Yatir
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| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Population (2023)[1] | 332 |
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 2023 it had a population of 332.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]The village was established in 1979 and was named after a biblical city (Joshua 15:48) in the allotment of the Tribe of Judah[2] In 2008 a gar'in was formed to establish a new village, Hiran, in the area. In 2010 the group moved to Mahane Yatir in order to acclimatise to local conditions.[3] In 2013 Mahane Yatir it was added to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics list of localities.[4]
References
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- ^ 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