Meishar

Meishar
  • מֵישָׁר (Hebrew)
Etymology: Flatland
Meishar is located in Central Israel
Meishar
Meishar
Location within Central Israel
Meishar is located in Israel
Meishar
Meishar
Location within Israel
Coordinates: 31°49′6″N 34°45′15″E / 31.81833°N 34.75417°E / 31.81833; 34.75417
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
SubdistrictRehovot
CouncilGederot
AffiliationAgricultural Union
Founded1950
FounderImmigrants from Europe
Population
 (2024)
755

Meishar (Hebrew: מֵישָׁר) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in the coastal plain near Gedera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gederot Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 755.

History

The moshav was founded in 1950, by immigrants from Poland and Germany, on land near the depopulated Palestinian village of Bashshit.

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 363. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.