Sitria
Moshav in central Israel
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Sitria (Hebrew: סִתְרִיָה) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shfela near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,125.[1]
Sitria
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Sitria Education Center | |
  Sitria | |
| Coordinates: 31°53′18″N 34°50′45″E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gezer |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Polish and Romanian immigrants |
| Population (2024)[1] | 1,125 |
History
The moshav was founded on Lag BaOmer in 1949 on the land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Abu al-Fadl,[2][3] by 95 families from Poland and Romania who had been interned in a detention camp in Cyprus. Prior to 1948, the Sitriya Bedouin tribe lived in the area.[4]
Economy
Notable people
- Ori Gordin (born 1969), IDF Major General