Mazor () is a

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in the Central District of

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. Located in the southeastern corner of the Sharon Plain, around three kilometres south-east of

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and covering 2,300

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s, it falls under the jurisdiction of

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. In it had a population of .

History

The moshav was established in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from

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and

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and by native-born Israelis. It was initially named Mizra Har (, lit. ''Sown Field on a Mountain''), a name derived from the name of the nearby depopulated Arab village of Umm-Zara, more commonly known as al-Muzayri'a. The moshav was later renamed ''Mazor'', Hebrew for ''Remedy'', in honor of the medicinal herb factory established there by the herbalist Mordechai Klein. Mazor's early days are depicted in a work of historical fiction, ''Kfar BaSfar'' ("A Village on the Border") by Gershon Erich Steiner, one of Mazor's founders. Mazor was founded on land belonging both to the depopulated

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village of Rantiya, and the western land belonging to al-Muzayri'a.Khalidi, p399 To the east of the moshav is an archaeological site, which includes a 3rd Century Roman mausoleum. The mausoleum is the only

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building in Israel to still stand from its foundations to its roof. A Byzantine-era mosaic floor was found not far from the mausoleum.

Notable residents

* Gili Sharir (born 1999), Israeli Olympic bronze medalist judoka

References

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