Azaria

For the surname, see Azaria (surname).
Not to be confused with Azariea in ancient Sicily.
Azaria
עֲזַרְיָה‎
Azaria is located in Central Israel
Azaria
Azaria
Azaria is located in Israel
Azaria
Azaria
Coordinates: 31°53′21″N 34°54′35″E / 31.88917°N 34.90972°E / 31.88917; 34.90972
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilGezer
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded30 October 1949
Founded byJerusalemites
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,269
Websitewww.azarya.org

Azaria (Hebrew: עֲזַרְיָה) or Azarya is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around five kilometres south-east of Ramle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,269.[1]

Etymology

Its name is symbolic, though there is a theory that it was named after Azariah of Judah. The symbolic meaning is an acronym from the Hebrew religious sentence 'עולי זאכו ראו ישועת ה (Oleh zakho ra'u yeshuat HaShem, lit. "Immigrants of Zakho (village in Kurdistan) saw the salvation of the Lord").[2]

History

The moshav was established on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Barriyya on 30 October 1949 by 25 families from Jerusalem as part of the "From the city to the village" plan.[3][4]

References

  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, p.91, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
  3. ^ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xxi. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
  4. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 362. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.