Aviel ( Heb. אביאל ) is a moshav located in the Haifa District of Israel . Moshav is located at an altitude of 56 meters above sea level, six kilometers northeast of Benjamin's moshav and is administratively a member of the Alon Regional Council .
| Moshav | |
| Aviel | |
|---|---|
| אביאל | |
| A country |  Israel |
| County | Haifa |
| History and Geography | |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Area | 3000 km² |
| Height above sea level | 56 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 812 people ( 2018 ) |
| Nationalities | Jews (100%) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 37835 |
Creation
Moshav was founded by Herut activists in 1949 on the territory of the former Arab village of Sindiana, occupied during the Revolutionary War . Its area is about 3000 hectares.
Moshav was named after Israel Epstein (pseudonym "Aviel"), the envoy of Ezel in Rome , who was killed on December 28, 1946 while trying to escape from an Italian prison.
Population
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Israel , the population at the beginning of 2018 was 812 people [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Official data on Israeli settlements on 12/31/2017 (Hebrew) . Central Bureau of Statistics of Israel . Date of treatment December 27, 2018.