Orot
{{Short description|Moshav in southern Israel}}
{{Infobox Israel village
| name = Orot
| hebname=אורות
| founded = 1952
| founded_by = American, Canadian, and South African Jewish immigrants
| district = south
| council = Be'er Tuvia
| affiliation = Moshavim Movement
| population = {{Israel populations|Orot}}
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population_footnotes = {{Israel populations|reference}}
| pushpin_map=Israel ashkelon |pushpin_mapsize=250
| coordinates = {{coord|31|44|25|N|34|44|6|E|display=inline,title}}
| website =
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Orot ({{langx|he|אוֹרוֹת||Lights}}) is a moshav in south Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi and covering an area of 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Orot}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
History
The moshav was founded in 1952 by Jewish immigrants from the United States, Canada, and South Africa who were members of the Working Farmer movement. Its name is derivedCarta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.373, {{ISBN|965-220-186-3}} (English) from Chapter 26, verse 19 of the Book of Isaiah: "Your dew is as the dew of the lights; the earth will give birth to her dead."
References
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{{Be'er Tuvia Regional Council}}
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Category:Populated places established in 1952
Category:Populated places in Southern District (Israel)
Category:1952 establishments in Israel
Category:American-Jewish culture in Israel