Nof Ayalon (Hebrew: נוֹף אַיָּלוֹן, lit. 'Ayalon View') is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Ayalon Valley near Sha'alvim, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Gezer Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 2,059.[1]
Nof Ayalon
נוֹף אַיָּלוֹן | |
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  Nof Ayalon | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′16″N 34°59′28″E / 31.87111°N 34.99111°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gezer |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founded by | Yeshivat Sha'alvim |
| Population (2022)[1] | 2,059 |
History
editDuring the Ottoman period, the area belonged to the Nahiyeh (sub-district) of Lod that encompassed the area of the present-day city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut in the south to the present-day city of El'ad in the north, and from the foothills in the east, through the Lod Valley to the outskirts of Jaffa in the west. This area was home to thousands of inhabitants in about 20 villages, who had at their disposal tens of thousands of hectares of prime agricultural land.[2]
The locality was established in 1994 by the administration of Yeshivat Sha'alvim.
Notable residents
edit- Rachelle Fraenkel, teacher of rabbinic literature, yoetzet halakhah
- Matanyahu Englman, State Comptroller and Ombudsman
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Marom, Roy (2022). "Lydda Sub-District: Lydda and its countryside during the Ottoman period". Diospolis - City of God: Journal of the History, Archaeology and Heritage of Lod. 8: 103–136.