Matzliah

Matzliah
מַצְלִיחַ

Karaite Synogauge in Matzliach
Matzliah
Coordinates: 31°54′28.08″N 34°52′26.4″E / 31.9078000°N 34.874000°E / 31.9078000; 34.874000Coordinates: 31°54′28.08″N 34°52′26.4″E / 31.9078000°N 34.874000°E / 31.9078000; 34.874000
District Central
Council Gezer
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1950
Founded by Egyptian Karaite Jews
Population (2015)[1] 1,302

Matzliah (Hebrew: מַצְלִיחַ) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around two kilometres south of Ramle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,302.

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Karaite Jews from Egypt, and was named after Sahl ben Matzliah, a Karaite philosopher and writer.

References

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