Gizo, Israel

Gizo
גיזו
جيزو
Gizo is located in Jerusalem
Gizo
Gizo
Coordinates: 31°48′20″N 34°56′22″E / 31.80556°N 34.93944°E / 31.80556; 34.93944
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
Founded1960
Founded byJewish Agency
Population
 (2022)[1]
207

Gizo (Hebrew: גִּיזוֹ) is a community settlement in central Israel, northwest of Beit Shemesh, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 207.[1]

History

The village was established in 1960 by the Jewish Agency as a place of residence for teachers of the Gizo Regional Council school, and was named after the nearby biblical city of Gizo (1 Chronicles 11:34).[2] It is on the former lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Bayt Jiz,[3] whose name also possibly referred to Gizo.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Yoav Regev (2001) New Israel Guide, Vol. 10: The Shephelah, Keter, Yedioth Ahronoth and the Ministry of Defense
  3. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains:The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 365. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.