Azor
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Azor
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | ||
| • ISO 259 | ʔazor | |
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| District | Tel Aviv | |
| Founded | 1948 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Local council (from 1951) | |
| • Head of Municipality | Arie Pechter | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,415 dunams (2.415 km2 or 597 acres) | |
| Population (2014)[1] | ||
| • Total | 11,979 | |
| Website | www.azor.muni.il | |
Azor (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />אָזוֹר) (also Azur) is a small town (local council) in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, on the old Jaffa-Jerusalem road southeast of Tel Aviv. Established in 1948 on the site of the Arab village of Yazur, Azor was granted local council status in 1951.[2] In 2014 it had a population of 11,979, and has a jurisdiction of 2,415 dunams (~2.4 km²).[3]
Etymology
Azor was named for the ancient city of Azur (lit. mighty, heroic), preserved in the name of the Arab village of Yazur.[2] The council of the new village named it Mishmar HaShiv'a ('Guardian of the Seven') in honour of seven Jewish soldiers killed near there in 1948, but the government committee in charge of assigning names forced them to change it to Azor on the grounds that preserving Biblical names was more important.[4] However, another new village nearby was later named Mishmar HaShiv'a.[4]
History
See on the page of the preceding Arab village, Yazur.
Notable residents
- Matvey Natanzon, backgammon player[5]
- Margalit Tzan'ani[6]
References
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- ↑ 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
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- ↑ Don't mess around with me, Haaretz
