Mishmar HaShiv'a

Mishmar HaShiva
משמר השבעה
Mishmar HaShiva is located in Central Israel
Mishmar HaShiva
Mishmar HaShiva
Coordinates: 32°0′34″N 34°49′25″E / 32.00944°N 34.82361°E / 32.00944; 34.82361
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilSdot Dan
Founded1949
Founded byDemobilised soldiers
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,040
A memorial to the seven guards

Mishmar HaShiv'a (Hebrew: משמר השבעה, lit.'Guard of the Seven') is a moshav in the Central District of Israel. Located near Beit Dagan, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Dan Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,040.[1]

History

The village was founded in 1949 by demobilised soldiers on land which had belonged to the Palestinian village of Bayt Dajan, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[2] It was named in memory of the seven Notrim who were killed near Yazur on 22 January 1948.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 238. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.

 

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