District Central Affiliation Agricultural Union Founded by Egyptian immigrants Local time Sunday 10:48 PM | Council Gederot Founded 1951 Population (2015) 804 | |
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Kfar Aviv (Hebrew: כְּפַר אָבִיב, lit. Village of Spring) is a moshav in the South District of Israel, near Ashdod. It belongs to the Gederot Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 804.
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Map of Kfar Aviv, Israel
History
Kfar Aviv was founded in 1952 by the Jewish Agency and was intended to absorb immigrants from Egypt. Its original name was Kfar HaYeor (Hebrew: כפר היאור; lit. Village of the Nile). The name "Kfar Aviv" was given as a reference to the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt, which occurred in spring as recorded in the Torah (Exodus 34:18). As time passed, the village absorbed families from Poland.
The land area used for farming covers about 2,000 dunams. Most inhabitants of the village work elsewhere.
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Kfar Aviv Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA