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Tzur Natan

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District
  
Central

Affiliation
  
Mishkei Herut Beitar

Founded by
  
Nahal

Local time
  
Monday 10:34 PM

Council
  
Drom HaSharon

Founded
  
1966

Population (2015)
  
296

Founder
  
Nahal

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Weather
  
13°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 78% Humidity

Tzur Natan (Hebrew: צוּר נָתָן‎, lit. Rock of Nathan) is a Moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located in western Samaria on a hilltop, 170 m above sea level, on a ridge in the foothills of the Samaritan Hills and to the south of Tayibe, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 296.

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Map of Tzur Natan, Israel

History

The moshav was founded in 1966 as a Nahal settlement by Hashomer Hatzair members, and was named after Nathan Simons. It was civilianised a year later by former members of the Beitar youth group.

References

Tzur Natan Wikipedia