Mishmar Ayalon
מִשְׁמַר אַיָּלוֹן
Mishmar Ayalon is located in Central Israel
Mishmar Ayalon
Mishmar Ayalon
Coordinates: 31°52′28″N 34°56′46″E / 31.87444°N 34.94611°E / 31.87444; 34.94611
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilGezer
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1949
Founded byCzechoslovakian Jewish immigrants
Population
 (2021)[1]
573

Mishmar Ayalon (Hebrew: מִשְׁמַר אַיָּלוֹן, lit. Ayalon Guard) is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Latrun and Ramla on the old Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 573.[1]

Etymology

The moshav overlooks the Biblical valley of Ayalon (Joshua 10:12), after which it is named.[2]

History

The moshav was founded in 1949 by a gar'in of Jewish Holocaust survivors from Czechoslovakia. The land had previously belonged to the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Al-Qubab.[3]

The Lehi forest is located in the moshav. In 2005 a monument to Lehi fighters (the Stern Gang) was erected in the village.[4]

The moshav's main industry is agriculture, particularly focusing on fruit, vegetables and dairy farming known for their high quality cheese.

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 333, ISBN 965-220-186-3
  3. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 407. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  4. Lechi monument in the village of Mishmar Ayalon Israel and You
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