Tirosh
תירוש | |
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Coordinates: 31°44′59″N 34°53′11″E / 31.74972°N 34.88639°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Jerusalem |
Council | Mateh Yehuda |
Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
Founded | 1955 |
Founded by | North African Jews |
Population (2022)[1] | 452 |
Tirosh (Hebrew: תִּירוֹשׁ, lit. 'Grape juice') is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 452.[1]
The village was established in 1955 by Jewish immigrants and refugees from North Africa on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of 'Ajjur.[2]
Its name is derived from the fact that there are many vineyards in the area.
Just outside the village is the reported location of a storage facility for nuclear weapons.[3]