Tirosh

Tirosh (Hebrew: תִּירוֹשׁ, lit. Grape juice) is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 492.[1]

Tirosh
תירוש
تيروش
Tirosh
Coordinates: 31°44′59″N 34°53′11″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1955
Founded byNorth African Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
492

History

The village was established in 1955 by Jewish immigrants and refugees from North Africa on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of 'Ajjur.[2]

Its name is derived from the fact that there are many vineyards in the area.

Just outside the village is the reported location of a storage facility for nuclear weapons.[3]

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 207. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. "Nearby Maps: 31.7496 34.8865: Page 1". Virtual Globetrotting. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
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