Tzippori
| Tzippori ציפורי (Hebrew) | |
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| Tzippori Location within Jezreel Valley region of Israel Tzippori Location within Israel | |
| Coordinates: 32°44′44″N 35°16′43″E / 32.74556°N 35.27861°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Subdistrict | Jezreel |
| Council | Jezreel Valley |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Turkish Jews |
| Population (2024)[1] |
1,002 |
Tzippori (Hebrew: ציפורי) is a moshav in northern Israel, in the Lower Galilee. The moshav is within the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council. The moshav was founded just south of the depopulated Palestinian village of Saffuriya, which was located on the site of the ancient Jewish settlement of Sepphoris.
History
The moshav was established in 1949 on land close to the Palestinian village of Saffuriya, that was depopulated during the 1948 war.[2][3] It was named after the ancient settlement of Sepphoris which occupied the same site as Saffuriya and is now an archaeological park.
The moshav was established with the assistance of the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Moshavim Movement.
Landmarks
Nahal Tzippori runs nearby. An Ottoman mill known as Monks Mill is one of eight such structures built on the riverbanks, which continued to operate until the mid 20th century.[4]
Notable residents
- Boaz Ellis, fencer[5]
- Amir Segal, poet
References
- Back to citation "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- Back to citation Morris, B. (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. xxii # 149. ISBN 0-521-00967-7.
- Back to citation Khalidi, W. (1992). All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington DC: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 352. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Back to citation The Arab village cuisine that links past and future
- Back to citation Boaz Ellis inducted into Athletics Hall of Fame Ohio State Buckeyes