Sharsheret, Israel

Sharsheret
שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת
Sharsheret
Coordinates: 31°24′16.19″N 34°36′11.87″E / 31.4044972°N 34.6032972°E / 31.4044972; 34.6032972Coordinates: 31°24′16.19″N 34°36′11.87″E / 31.4044972°N 34.6032972°E / 31.4044972; 34.6032972
District Northern
Council Sdot Negev
Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded 1951
Founded by Tunisian Jews
Population (2015)[1] 293

Sharsheret (Hebrew: שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת, lit. Chain) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Netivot and covering 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 293.

History

The village was established in 1951 with the help of the Jewish Agency for Israel by Bnei Akiva members who were immigrants from Tunisia . Its name is a combination of two words, Sar (lit. Minister, written with a Shin, and therefore also pronounceable as "Shar") and Sharett (referring to Moshe Sharett, who was Foreign Minister at the time the moshav was founded).

References

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