Gizo, Israel
Gizo (Hebrew: גִּיזוֹ) is a community settlement in central Israel, northwest of Beit Shemesh, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 207.
History
The village was established in 1960 by the Jewish Agency as a place of residence for teachers of the Gizo Regional Council school, and was named after the nearby biblical city of Gizo (1 Chronicles 11:34). It is on the former lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Bayt Jiz, whose name also possibly referred to Gizo.
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Yoav Regev (2001) New Israel Guide, Vol. 10: The Shephelah, Keter, Yedioth Ahronoth and the Ministry of Defense
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains:The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 365. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.