Tzafria
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 Tzafria
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| Coordinates: 32°0′11.51″N 34°51′20.88″E / 32.0031972°N 34.8558000°ECoordinates: 32°0′11.51″N 34°51′20.88″E / 32.0031972°N 34.8558000°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Lod Valley |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by |
Czechoslovakian and Hungarian immigrants |
| Population (2015) | 924 |
Tzafria (Hebrew: צַפְרִיָּה, Arabic: تسبارياه) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located near Ben Gurion International Airport, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lod Valley Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 924.
The village was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Czechoslovakia and Hungary on the land of the depopulated Arab village of al-Safiriyya. Its name is derived from that village and was initially called Safria Alef and then Kfar Tzafria before adopting its current name.
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