Bnei Atarot ( he, בְּנֵי עֲטָרוֹת, ''lit.'' Sons of Atarot) is a

moshav A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 ...

in central

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. Located near Yehud, around 15 kilometres east of

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, it is situated in fertile plains at the eastern rim of Tel Aviv metropolitan area next to Ben Gurion Airport and falls under the jurisdiction of

Hevel Modi'in Regional Council Hevel Modi'in Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית חבל מודיעין, ''Mo'atza Azorit Hevel Modi'in'', ''lit.'' Modi'in Region Regional Council) is a regional council in central Israel. It was founded in 1950 and covers an area fro ...

. In it had a population of .

History

During the Ottoman period, the lands of the future Bnei Atarot belonged to the Nahiyeh (sub-district) of

Lod Lod ( he, לוד, or fully vocalized ; ar, اللد, al-Lidd or ), also known as Lydda ( grc, Λύδδα), is a city southeast of Tel Aviv and northwest of Jerusalem in the Central District of Israel. It is situated between the lower Shephe ...

that encompassed the area of the present-day city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut in the south to the present-day city of

El'ad El'ad, also spelled Elad ( he, אלעד), is a city in the Central District of Israel. In the 1990s, it was built for a Haredi Jewish population and to a lesser extent, it was also built for a Religious Zionist Jewish population. Located about e ...

in the north, and from the foothills in the east, through the Lod Valley to the outskirts of Jaffa in the west. This area was home to thousands of inhabitants in about 20 villages, who had at their disposal tens of thousands of hectares of prime agricultural land. Bnei Atarot is located on the site of the

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colony of

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, established in 1902, and named in honour of

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. During

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the German settlers in

Mandate Palestine Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 i ...

were arrested as enemy nationals and deported by the British. After the war ended, a new settlement was established by former residents of the abandoned moshav of Atarot, which had been destroyed by the

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, from which it took its name, as well as others from

Nehalim Nehalim ( he, נְחָלִים, ''lit.'' Streams) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located south of Petah Tikva, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The Nehalim commun ...

in the

Upper Galilee The Upper Galilee ( he, הגליל העליון, ''HaGalil Ha'Elyon''; ar, الجليل الأعلى, ''Al Jaleel Al A'alaa'') is a geographical-political term in use since the end of the Second Temple period. It originally referred to a mountai ...

and

Be'erot Yitzhak Be'erot Yitzhak ( he, בְּאֵרוֹת יִצְחָק, ''lit.'' Yitzhak Wells) is a religious kibbutz in central Israel. Located near Yehud, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In it had a population of . Histor ...

in the

Negev The Negev or Negeb (; he, הַנֶּגֶב, hanNegév; ar, ٱلنَّقَب, an-Naqab) is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. ), in the north. At its southe ...

. It remained a farming community and most of the original houses were preserved. The community is centered along the main road. The proximity of Tel Aviv metropolitan area has led to

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and the rural character of the village gradually decreased. In the late 1990s a new residential neighborhood was built on the northeastern edge of the moshav, consisting of private homes. Recently, the proximity of

Ben Gurion International Airport Ben Gurion International Airport, ; ar, مطار بن غوريون الدولي , commonly known by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the main international airport of Israel. Situated on the northern outskirts of the city of Lod, it is th ...

has led to some residents being evacuated due to noise concerns.

Notable residents

* Rama Messinger

Gallery

File:BneyAtarot605m (1).JPG, Monument for Israel Engineerings Corps, Battalion 605, Engineering Vehicles platoon in Bney Atarot File:PikiWiki Israel 8291 renovated templer house in bnei-atarot.jpg, Renovated

house, Bnei Atarot File:MyHeritagehouse.JPG, MyHeritage.com office

References

External links

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Bnei Atarot agricultural shops
{{Hevel Modi'in Regional Council Moshavim Populated places established in 1948 Populated places in Central District (Israel) 1948 establishments in Israel