Mishmar HaYarden
This article is about the extant moshav. For the village destroyed in 1948, see Mishmar HaYarden (moshava).
| Mishmar Yarden מִשְׁמַר הַיַּרְדֵּן | |
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  Mishmar Yarden | |
| Coordinates: 33°0′18″N 35°35′56.04″E / 33.00500°N 35.5989000°ECoordinates: 33°0′18″N 35°35′56.04″E / 33.00500°N 35.5989000°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Mevo'ot HaHermon |
| Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | "Mishmar" members |
| Population (2015)[1] | 678 |
| Name meaning | Guard of the Jordan |
Mishmar HaYarden (Hebrew: מִשְׁמַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, lit. Guard of the Jordan) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee on Highway 91 between Mahanayim and Gadot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 678.
History
Mishmar HaYarden was founded in 1949, and was originally named "Bnei Tzfat" because the founding nucleus supported the people of Safed (Tzfat) and respected them for planning in the 1870s to establish moshavot in the Bashan, including the old Bnei Yehuda. It was later renamed after the Mishmar HaYarden moshava, which was destroyed during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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