Masu'ot Yitzhak

Masu'ot Yitzhak
מְשּׂוּאוֹת יִצְחָק
مسؤوت اسحاق / مسؤوت يتسحاك
Hebrew transcription(s)
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Masu'ot Yitzhak is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Masu'ot Yitzhak
Masu'ot Yitzhak
Coordinates: 31°42′12″N 34°41′22″E / 31.70333°N 34.68944°E / 31.70333; 34.68944
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilShafir
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1945 (in Gush Etzion)
1949 (current location)
Founded byCentral European Jewish immigrants
Population
 (2022)
705[1]
Websitewww.massuot.co.il

Masu'ot Yitzhak (Hebrew: מְשּׂוּאוֹת יִצְחָק, lit. Yitzhak's Beacons) is a moshav shitufi in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. The original kibbutz in Gush Etzion was destroyed and depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War,[2] and a new settlement was established in 1949 in a different location. In 2022 it had a population of 705.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Eisenberg, Ronald L. (2006). The Streets of Jerusalem: Who, What, Why. Israel: Devora Publishing. p. 249. ISBN 9781932687545.