Tidhar

Tidhar תִּדְהָר‎
Tidhar
Coordinates: 31°22′45.48″N 34°37′45.83″E / 31.3793000°N 34.6293972°ECoordinates: 31°22′45.48″N 34°37′45.83″E / 31.3793000°N 34.6293972°E
District	Southern
Council	Bnei Shimon
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1953
Founded by	Moroccan immigrants
Population (2015)[1]	534
Name meaning	Plane tree

Tidhar (Hebrew: תִּדְהָר‎, lit. Plane tree) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev between Ofakim and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council and covers an area of around 1,000 dunams. In 2015 it had a population of 534.

History

The moshav was established in 1953 by Moroccan immigrants. Its name is taken from the Book of Isaiah, specifically Isaiah 41:19:

I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia-tree, and the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane-tree, and the larch together;^[2]

Two other nearby moshavim, Brosh (cypress) and Ta'ashur (larch) take their name from this passage and the three of them are known as the Moshavei Yahdav (lit. the "Together Moshavim").

References

1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
2. Isaiah 41 Mechon Mamre

External links

• Official website (Hebrew)
• Tidhar Negev Information Centre