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Tirosh

Tirosh
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Tirosh is located in Jerusalem, Israel
Tirosh
Tirosh
Coordinates: 31°44′58.56″N 34°53′11.39″E / 31.7496000°N 34.8864972°E / 31.7496000; 34.8864972Coordinates: 31°44′58.56″N 34°53′11.39″E / 31.7496000°N 34.8864972°E / 31.7496000; 34.8864972
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.


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