Tzafririm צפרירים | |
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Etymology: 'Zephyrs' | |
Coordinates:31°39′37″N34°56′33″E / 31.66028°N 34.94250°E /31.66028; 34.94250 | |
Country | Israel |
District | Jerusalem |
Council | Mateh Yehuda |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1958 |
Founded by | Persian, Iraqi, Indian and Maghrebi Jews |
Population (2022) | 428[1] |
Tzafririm (Hebrew:צַפְרִירִים,lit. 'Zephyrs') is amoshav in central Israel. Located nearBeit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction ofMateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 428.[1]
The village was established in 1958 byimmigrants fromMorocco, Iran, Iraq and India on land that had belonged to the depopulatedPalestinian village of'Ajjur.[2]