Kidron, Israel

Kidron קִדְרוֹן
Kidron
Coordinates: 31°48′44.28″N 34°48′1.08″E / 31.8123000°N 34.8003000°ECoordinates: 31°48′44.28″N 34°48′1.08″E / 31.8123000°N 34.8003000°E
Council	Brenner
Region	Central Israel
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1949
Founded by	Yugoslavian immigrants
Website	www.kidron.org.il

Kidron (Hebrew: קִדְרוֹן) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around 2 km east of Gedera near the Tel Nof Airbase, it falls under the jurisdiction of Brenner Regional Council. In 2007, Kidron had a population of 1,416.^[1]

The moshav was established in 1949 by a group of Jewish immigrants from Yugoslavia. It was named for the Kidron Valley.^[2] They were later joined by immigrants from Romania.

References

1. About Kidron
2. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 471. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.