Nof Ayalon
Nof Ayalon (Hebrew: נוֹף אַיָּלוֹן, lit. Ayalon View) is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Ayalon Valley near Sha'alvim, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Gezer Regional Council. In 2019, it had a population of 2,128.[1]
Nof Ayalon נוֹף אַיָּלוֹן | |
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Nof Ayalon | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′16″N 34°59′28″E / 31.87111°N 34.99111°ECoordinates: 31°52′16″N 34°59′28″E / 31.87111°N 34.99111°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gezer |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founded by | Yeshivat Sha'alvim |
| Population (2019)[1] | 2,128 |
History
During the Ottoman period, the area belonged to the Nahiyeh (sub-district) of Lod that encompassed the area of the present-day city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut in the south to the present-day city of El'ad in the north, and from the foothills in the east, through the Lod Valley to the outskirts of Jaffa in the west. This area was home to thousands of inhabitants in about 20 villages, who had at their disposal tens of thousands of hectares of prime agricultural land.[2]
The locality was established in 1994 by the administration of Yeshivat Sha'alvim.
Notable residents
- Naftali Fraenkel, 16-year-old killed in the 2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers
- Rachelle Fraenkel, teacher of rabbinic literature, yoetzet halakhah, mother of Naftali.
References
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Marom, Roy (2022). "Lydda Sub-District: Lydda and its countryside during the Ottoman period". Diospolis - City of God: Journal of the History, Archaeology and Heritage of Lod. 8: 103–136.
External links
- Official website (in Hebrew)