Ramat Raziel () is a

moshav A moshav (, plural ', "settlement, village") is a type of Israeli village or town or Jewish settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 and 1 ...

in central

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. Located in the centre of the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of

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. In it had a population of .

History

The village was established in 1948 on land that had belonged to the depopulated

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village of Kasla. It was named after

David Raziel David Raziel (; 19 November 1910 – 20 May 1941) was a leader of the Zionist underground in British Mandatory Palestine and one of the founders of the Irgun. During World War II, Irgun entered a truce with the British so they could collabora ...

, chief commander of the

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. Despite the difficult terrain, the economy was based on farming. In 1988 Eli Ben-Zaken planted vineyards and established Domaine du Castel, an award-winning winery, in Ramat Raziel.Castel: Wine and the wonder of Israel

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References

{{Authority control Moshavim Populated places established in 1948 Populated places in Jerusalem District 1948 establishments in Israel