Maor
Place in Haifa, Israel
Maor (Hebrew: מָאוֹר) is a moshav in north-central Israel. The word Maor means a light or luminary in Hebrew. Located near Baqa al-Gharbiyye, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,735.
01History
The moshav was established in 1953 by Jewish immigrants from Romania and Poland; was abandoned after several years, and re-established in 1957 by Jewish immigrants from Yemen.
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- Moshav Maor panorama 01.jpg by RickP 19:48, 27 May 2006 (UTC), CC BY 2.5
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