Tzurit

{{Short description|Village in northern Israel}}

{{Infobox Israel village

| name = Tzurit

| image = File:Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - Mitzpe Tzurit.jpg

| caption = Tzurit in 1984

| founded = April 1981

| founded_by =

| district = north

| council = Misgav

| affiliation = Mishkei Herut Beitar

| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}

| population = {{Israel populations|Zurit}}

| population_footnotes={{Israel populations|reference}}

| pushpin_map=Israel northwest |pushpin_mapsize=250

| coordinates = {{coord|32|54|7|N|35|15|2|E|display=inline,title}}

| website = [http://www.zurit.co.il www.zurit.co.il]

}}

Tzurit ({{langx|he|צוּרִית}}) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee region, west of Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Zurit}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}

History

The gar'in that founded Tzurit was formed in central Israel in 1979, with the village established by thirteen families in April 1981.[http://villagesofisrael.netzah.org/tzurit.php Villages of Israel] The village is named the wildflower Sedum (Tzurit in Hebrew) that is found nearby.{{cite web|url = https://www.zurit.co.il/objDoc.asp?PID=14400&OID=62022&DivID=1 |title = Zurit homepage |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181015183652/https://www.zurit.co.il/objDoc.asp?PID=14400&OID=62022&DivID=1 |archive-date = 2018-10-15 |url-status = dead}}

Notable residents

  • Amir Gutfreund{{cite news |last=Lev-Ari |first=Shiri |title=The Pen - Mightier Than the Sword? |newspaper=Haaretz |date=August 2, 2006 |access-date=May 27, 2019 |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/culture/1.4859819}}

References

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