Tzippori
Tzippori (Hebrew: ציפורי) is a moshav in northern Israel, in the Lower Galilee. The moshav is within the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council. The moshav was founded 3km southeast of the ancient settlement of Sepphoris, after which it was named.
Tzippori
ציפורי | |
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  Tzippori  Tzippori | |
| Coordinates: 32°44′44″N 35°16′43″E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Jezreel Valley |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Population (2021)[1] | 1,014 |
History
1940s Survey of Palestine map showing the location of Tzippori, southeast of the Palestinian village of Seppohoris.
The moshav was established in 1949 on the land of the depopulated Palestinian town of Saffuriya; 3km SE of the village site.[2][3]
The moshav was established with the assistance of the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Moshavim Movement.
In the early 2000s an additional neighborhood was added.
Notable residents
- Boaz Ellis, fencer[4]
- Amir Segal, poet
References
- "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- Morris, B. (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. xxii # 149. ISBN 0-521-00967-7.
- Khalidi, W. (1992). All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington DC: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 352. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Boaz Ellis inducted into Athletics Hall of Fame Ohio State Buckeyes
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