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Azaria (Hebrew: עֲזַרְיָה) or Azarya is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around five kilometres south-east of Ramle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,269.[1]
Azaria
עֲזַרְיָה | |
|---|---|
  Azaria  Azaria | |
| Coordinates: 31°53′21″N 34°54′35″E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gezer |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 30 October 1949 |
| Founded by | Jerusalemites |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,269 |
| Website | www.azarya.org |
Its name is symbolic, though there is a theory that it was named after Azariah of Judah. The symbolic meaning is an acronym from the Hebrew religious sentence 'עולי זאכו ראו ישועת ה (Oleh zakho ra'u yeshuat HaShem, lit. "Immigrants of Zakho (village in Kurdistan) saw the salvation of the Lord").[2]
The moshav was established on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Barriyya on 30 October 1949 by 25 families from Jerusalem as part of the "From the city to the village" plan.[3][4]
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