Chazewa
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| Remains of the ancient fortress Chazewa | |||
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| hebrew : | חֲצֵבָה, חצבה | ||
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| District : | south | ||
| Founded : | 1965 | ||
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 46 ' N , 35 ° 17' E | ||
| Residents : | 605 (as of 2018) | ||
| Community code : | 0013 | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 2 | ||
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Chazewa (חֲצֵבָה also חצבה) is a moshav in the Regional Association HaArawa HaTichona (also called "Central Arava") in the Southern District of Israel. In 2018 there were 605 residents there. The place, founded in 1965, was named after the neighboring former fortress Chazewa (מצודת חצבה also מְצוּדַת חֲצֵבָה), which according to Jochanan Aronheim (יוחנן אהרונהיים) is also known as the fortress Tamar from the book Ezekiel 47:19 and 48:28. The biblical fortification dates back to the 10th century BC. BC back.
Web links
Commons : Metsad Hatseva - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
- ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .