Mahane Yatir (Hebrew: מחנה יתיר, lit. 'Yatir Camp'), also known as Lev Yatir (Hebrew: לב יתיר, lit. 'Heart of Yatir'), is a village in the Yatir Forest in southern Israel. In 2024 it had a population of 353.[1]
Mahane Yatir
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  Mahane Yatir | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′52″N 35°03′38″E / 31.34778°N 35.06056°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founded by | Gush Emunim |
| Population (2024)[1] | 353 |
History
editThe village was established in 1979 and was named after a biblical city (Joshua 15:48) in the allotment of the Tribe of Judah[2] In 2008 a gar'in was formed to establish a new village, Hiran, in the area. In 2010 the group moved to Mahane Yatir in order to acclimatise to local conditions.[3] In 2013 Mahane Yatir it was added to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics list of localities.[4]
References
edit- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p309 ISBN 965-220-186-3
- ↑ History Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Hiran
- ↑ Statistics abstract of Israel 2014 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Israel Central Bureau of Statistics