Sdei Avraham

Sdei Avraham (Hebrew: שְׂדֵי אַבְרָהָם, lit. Avraham Fields) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the north-western Negev desert near the Gaza Strip border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 367.[1]

Sdei Avraham
שְׂדֵי אַבְרָהָם
سدي أبراهام
Sdei Avraham is located in Northwest Negev region of Israel
Sdei Avraham
Sdei Avraham
Sdei Avraham is located in Israel
Sdei Avraham
Sdei Avraham
Coordinates: 31°12′46″N 34°20′11″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilEshkol
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1981
Population
 (2021)[1]
367

History

The moshav was founded in 1981 and was initially named Yesodot HaDarom (Hebrew: יְסוֹדוֹת הַדָּרוֹם, lit. Foundations of the South), but was later renamed after Avraham Herzfeld, a leader of Mapai.[2]

References

  1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 526. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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