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Tzora

Tzora is a kibbutz in central . Located about 20 km from , near the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 915.
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  • Type: Village with 906 residents
  • Description: kibbutz in Israel
  • Also known as: “Sar`a”, “Sara`h”, “Sarar”, “Sor’a”, “Tsor`a”, “Tsor`ah”, “Tsora”, “Tzorah”, and “Zor`a”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Beit Shemesh and Beit Shemesh Railway Station.

Archaeological site
Photo: עט הזמיר, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small archaeological tell northeast of the modern city of . It was identified in the late 1830s as Biblical Beth Shemesh – it then was known as Ain Shams – by Edward Robinson.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Israel Railways station in , , on the –– line. The station is located near the northern industrial zone of Beit Shemesh.

Scenic viewpoint
Zorah or Tzorah, was a biblical town in the Judaean Foothills. It has been identified with the former village of Sar'a, now often referred to as .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yish’i and Givat Shemesh.

Village
Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
Yish'i is a moshav in central . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 920.

Hamlet
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and drug rehabilitation centre in central . Located near above kibbutz Tzora and run by the Retorno organisation, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 56.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central . Located to the north of with an area of 1,800 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. is situated 2½ km northeast of Tzora.

Tzora

Latitude
31.76274° or 31° 45′ 46″ north
Longitude
34.96863° or 34° 58′ 7″ east
Population
906
Open location code
8G3PQX79+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473734
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q2916922
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Tzora” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “صرعة”
  • Czech: “Cor’a”
  • Czech: “Cora”
  • Czech: “Tzor’a”
  • Czech: “Tzora”
  • Czech: “Zor’a”
  • French: “Tzora”
  • Hebrew: “צרעה”
  • Hebrew: “קיבוץ צרעה”
  • Japanese: “ツァルアー”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tzora”
  • Polish: “Cor’a”
  • Polish: “Cora”
  • Polish: “Zor’a”
  • Portuguese: “Zorá”
  • Russian: “Цора”
  • Turkish: “Tzora”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tzora”. Photo: Bienchido, CC BY-SA 3.0.