Maslul

Maslul
Maslul
Coordinates: 31°19′27.48″N 34°35′18.24″E / 31.3243000°N 34.5884000°E / 31.3243000; 34.5884000Coordinates: 31°19′27.48″N 34°35′18.24″E / 31.3243000°N 34.5884000°E / 31.3243000; 34.5884000
District Southern
Council Merhavim
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1950
Founded by Persian Jews
Population (2015)[1] 900

Maslul (Hebrew: מַסְלוּל, lit. Path, Way) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Ofakim with an area of 8,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 900.

History

The moshav was established in 1950 by immigrants from Iran. Like several other moshavim in the area, its name is taken from the Book of Isaiah 35:8;

And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called the way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those; the wayfaring men, yea fools, shall not err therein.

References

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