Beit Hashmonai

Beit Hashomai
בֵּית חַשְׁמוֹנַאי‎
Etymology: Hasmonean House
Beit Hashomai is located in Central Israel
Beit Hashomai
Beit Hashomai
Beit Hashomai is located in Israel
Beit Hashomai
Beit Hashomai
Coordinates: 31°53′26″N 34°54′58″E / 31.89056°N 34.91611°E / 31.89056; 34.91611
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilGezer
Founded1970
Founded byJewish Agency
Population
 (2022)[1]
2,172

Beit Hashmonai (Hebrew: בֵּית חַשְׁמוֹנַאי, lit. 'Hasmonean House') is a community settlement in central Israel. Located five kilometers south-east of Ramla,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 2,172.[1].

History

Beit Hashmonai was established in 1970 by the Jewish Agency for teachers at the nearby Ayalon School on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Barriyya.[3] It is named for Simon Maccabaeus, a member of the Hasmonean family who captured the ancient city of Gezer, located nearby.

In 1987 it was designated a community centre for the regional council, with the council's offices moved to the village.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Avrahami, Reli; Avrahami, Avner (April 23, 2009). "Family Affairs: The Ratzhabis". Haaretz. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Homepage Beit Hashmonai
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