Bar Giora בר גיורא بار جيورا | |
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  Bar Giora | |
| Coordinates:31°43′46″N35°4′20″E / 31.72944°N 35.07222°E /31.72944; 35.07222 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
| Founded | 18 October 1950 |
| Founded by | Yemenite Jews |
| Population (2022)[1] | 725 |
Bar Giora (Hebrew:בַּר גִּיּוֹרָא) is amoshav in theJudean Mountains inIsrael. Located betweenBeit Shemesh andJerusalem, it falls under thejurisdiction ofMateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 725.[1]
The village was initially founded by theHerut movement on 18 October 1950 byimmigrants fromYemen, and was first namedAllar-Bet, later to be calledRamat Shimon.[2] It was established on land belonging to thePalestinian village ofAllar, which became depopulated during the1948 Arab–Israeli War. It is situated northeast of the Allar village site.[3]
The village was also calledEitanim, until residents eventually settled on the nameBar-Giora, afterSimon Bar Giora. The Yemenite immigrants, dissatisfied with conditions in their new village, abandoned the village after a short stint of 2–3 years, and in 1954 the village was resettled by immigrants fromMorocco.[citation needed]
The village is home to the Sea Horse and Bar Giorawineries.[4][5]
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