Meishar
Meishar
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| Etymology: Flatland | |
  Meishar  Meishar | |
| Coordinates: 31°49′6″N 34°45′15″E / 31.81833°N 34.75417°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Sub-district | Rehovot |
| Council | Gederot |
| Affiliation | Agricultural Union |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Immigrants from Europe |
| Population (2024)[1] | 755 |
Meishar (Hebrew: מֵישָׁר) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in the coastal plain near Gedera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gederot Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 755.[1]
History
[edit source]The moshav was founded in 1950, by immigrants from Poland and Germany, on land near the depopulated Palestinian village of Bashshit.[2]
References
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- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 363. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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