Moshav in central Israel

Place in Central, Israel

Sitria

סִתְרִיָה

Sitria

Coordinates: 31°53′18″N 34°50′45″E / 31.88833°N 34.84583°E / 31.88833; 34.84583Coordinates: 31°53′18″N 34°50′45″E / 31.88833°N 34.84583°E / 31.88833; 34.84583
Country|  Israel
District| Central
Council| Gezer
Affiliation| Moshavim Movement
Founded| 1949
Founded by| Polish and Romanian immigrants
Population

(2019)[1]

| 1,102

Sitria (Hebrew: סִתְרִיָה) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shfela near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,102.[1]

## History[edit]

The moshav was founded on Lag BaOmer in 1949 on the land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Abu al-Fadl,[2][3] by 95 families from Poland and Romania who had been interned in a detention camp in Cyprus. Prior to 1948, the Sitriya Bedouin tribe lived in the area.[4]

## Economy[edit]

Domaine Herzberg, a boutique winery, is located in Sitria.[5] The moshav also operates a riding stable, Susey Adama.[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
2. ^ Morris, Benny (2004), The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Cambridge University Press, p. xxi, ISBN 9780521009676
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. 357, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
4. ^ The Davids of Sitriya Haaretz
5. ^ Domaine Herzberg Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ Susey Adama Riding Stable

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Gezer Regional Council

Kibbutzim|

* Gezer
* Hulda
* Na'an
* Netzer Sereni
* Sha'alvim

Moshavim|

* Azaria
* Beit Uziel
* Ganei Yohanan
* Kfar Bin Nun
* Kfar Bilu
* Kfar Shmuel
* Matzliah
* Mishmar Ayalon
* Pedaya
* Petahya
* Ramot Meir
* Sitria
* Yad Rambam
* Yashresh
* Yatzitz

Community settlements|

* Beit Hashmonai
* Ganei Hadar
* Karmei Yosef
* Mishmar David
* Nof Ayalon

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