Tirosh | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 31°44′58.56″N 34°53′11.39″E / 31.7496000°N 34.8864972°ECoordinates: 31°44′58.56″N 34°53′11.39″E / 31.7496000°N 34.8864972°E | |
District | Jerusalem |
Council | Mateh Yehuda |
Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
Founded | 1955 |
Founded by | North African Jews |
Population (2015) | 474 |
Tirosh (Hebrew: תִּירוֹשׁ, lit. Grape juice) is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 474.
The village was established in 1955 by immigrants from North Africa on land that had belonged to the depopulated Arab village of 'Ajjur.
Its name is derived from the fact that there are many vineyards in the area.
Just outside the village is the reported location of a storage facility for nuclear weapons.