Ezer

{{Short description|Community settlement in southern Israel}}

{{Infobox Israel village

| name = Ezer

| hebname = {{Script/Hebrew|עֵזֶר}}

|arname=عزر

| meaning =

| founded = 1966

| founded_by =

| district = south

| council = Be'er Tuvia

| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}

| population = {{Israel populations|Ezer}}

| population_footnotes={{Israel populations|reference}}

| pushpin_map = Israel ashkelon |pushpin_mapsize=250

|coordinates = {{coord|31|44|12|N|34|40|15|E|display=inline,title}}

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Ezer ({{langx|he|עֵזֶר}}) is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located between Ashdod and Ashkelon near the Mediterranean coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Ezer}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}

History

The village was founded in 1966 as a village centre for the surrounding moshavim. In 1990 it expanded and became a community settlement. Ezer houses religious facilities such as a mikvah and a synagogue.

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