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Hagor

Hagor
חָגוֹר
Hagor is located in Israel
Hagor
Hagor
Coordinates: 32°8′20.1″N 34°56′55.36″E / 32.138917°N 34.9487111°E / 32.138917; 34.9487111Coordinates: 32°8′20.1″N 34°56′55.36″E / 32.138917°N 34.9487111°E / 32.138917; 34.9487111
District Central
Council Drom HaSharon
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1949
Population (2015) 1,135
Website http://www.hagor.org.il/

Hagor (Hebrew: חָגוֹר‎, engl. Gird!) is a moshav in the Central District of Israel. Located between Rosh HaAyin and Jaljulia, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,135.

Hagor was founded in 1949 by veterans of 9th Palmah Battalion. "Name from Biblical passage: 'Gird your sword upon Your thigh, O mighty one"'. (Psalm 45:3)

The children of Hagor attend the elementary school at Tzofit, a nearby moshav. Their middle school is located near moshav Neve Yerek, and the secondary school is in Beit Berl.



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