Tzafria

Tzafria
Tzafria is located in Central Israel
Tzafria
Tzafria
Location within Central Israel
Tzafria is located in Israel
Tzafria
Tzafria
Location within Israel
Coordinates: 32°0′12″N 34°51′21″E / 32.00333°N 34.85583°E / 32.00333; 34.85583
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
SubdistrictRamla
CouncilSdot Dan
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1949
FounderCzechoslovak and
Hungarian immigrants
Population
 (2024)
1,081

Tzafria (Hebrew: צפריה) is a religious moshav in the Central District of Israel. Located near Ben Gurion International Airport, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Dan Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,081.

History

During the Ottoman period the area of Tzafria belonged to the nahiyeh (sub-district) of Lod. The kibbutz is located near the depopulated Arab Palestinian village of al-Safiriyya.

The kibbutz was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Czechoslovakia and Hungary. Its name is derived from that of the former Arab village; it was initially called Safria Alef and then Kfar Tzafria before adopting its current name.[citation needed]

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Marom, Roy (2022). "Lydda Sub-District: Lydda and its countryside during the Ottoman period". Diospolis - City of God: Journal of the History, Archaeology and Heritage of Lod. 8: 103–136.
  3. 1 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. 253. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.