Hadid
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Hadid חָדִיד |
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 Hadid
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| Coordinates: 31°58′3.72″N 34°56′0.95″E / 31.9677000°N 34.9335972°ECoordinates: 31°58′3.72″N 34°56′0.95″E / 31.9677000°N 34.9335972°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hevel Modi'in |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Yemenite immigrants |
| Population (2015) | 866 |
| Website | http://www.hadid.co.il/ |
Hadid (Hebrew: חָדִיד) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 866.
Hadid was a city of the tribe of Benjamin in Biblical times. In the Hellenistic era it was known as 'Adida. Hadid was founded in 1949 as a kibbutz by Yemenite Jewish immigrants, later joined by immigrants from Romania. In 1950, it was reorganized as a moshav affiliated with the Hapoel HaMizrachi movement. The site was about 2km west of the former Arab village of al-Haditha and the archaeological tel of ancient Hadid.
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