Mishmar HaShiva
Mishmar HaShiva is located in Central Israel
Mishmar HaShiva
Mishmar HaShiva
Coordinates: 32°0′34″N 34°49′25″E / 32.00944°N 34.82361°E / 32.00944; 34.82361
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilSdot Dan
Founded1949
Founded byDemobilised soldiers
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,045
A memorial to the seven guards.

Mishmar HaShiv'a (Hebrew: מִשְׁמַר הַשִּׁבְעָה, lit.'Guard of the seven') is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Dagan, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Dan Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 1,045.[1]

History

The village was founded in 1949 by demobilised soldiers on land which had belonged to the Palestinian village of Bayt Dajan, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[2] It was named in memory of the seven Notrim who were killed near Yazur on 22 January 1948.

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 238. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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