Sdei Avraham
Sdei Avraham שְׂדֵי אַבְרָהָם | |
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Coordinates: 31°12′45.72″N 34°20′10.68″E / 31.2127000°N 34.3363000°ECoordinates: 31°12′45.72″N 34°20′10.68″E / 31.2127000°N 34.3363000°E | |
District | Southern |
Council | Eshkol |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1981 |
Population (2018)[1] | 362 |
Sdei Avraham (Hebrew: שְׂדֵי אַבְרָהָם, lit. Avraham Fields) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the north-western Negev desert near the Gaza Strip border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 362.[1]
History
The moshav was founded in 1981 and was initially named Yesodot HaDarom (Hebrew: יְסוֹדוֹת הַדָּרוֹם, lit. Foundations of the South), but was later renamed after Avraham Herzfeld, a leader of Mapai.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 526. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.CS1 maint: others (link)