Al-'Azi

al-'Azi
אל עזי
العازي
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • officialal-Azy
al-'Azi as seen from Highway 6
al-'Azi as seen from Highway 6
al-'Azi is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
al-'Azi
al-'Azi
al-'Azi is located in Israel
al-'Azi
al-'Azi
Coordinates: 31°43′05″N 34°48′51″E / 31.71806°N 34.81417°E / 31.71806; 34.81417
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
CouncilYoav
Population
 (2022)[1]
200

al-'Azi (Arabic: العازي, Hebrew: אל עזי) is an Arab village in Israel. Located just south of Kfar Menahem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 200.[1]

The village was officially recognized in 2003 but existed long before then. The Trans-Israel Highway was built on land owned by the village, with the village given land owned by neighbouring kibbutz Kfar Menahem as compensation.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Avi Bar-Eli (22 March 2006). המינהל הפקיע קרקעות מהקיבוץ ונתן לכפר הערבי השכן [The administration appropriates land from the kibbutz and gives to the neighbouring Arab village]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 18 August 2014.