Matzliah

Matzliah מַצְלִיחַ
Karaite Synogauge in Matzliach
Matzliah
Coordinates: 31°54′28.08″N 34°52′26.4″E / 31.9078000°N 34.874000°E / 31.9078000; 34.874000Coordinates: 31°54′28.08″N 34°52′26.4″E / 31.9078000°N 34.874000°E / 31.9078000; 34.874000
Council	Gezer
Region	Shephelah
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1950
Founded by	Egyptian Karaite Jews

Matzliah (Hebrew: מַצְלִיחַ) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around two kilometres south of Ramle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,200.

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Karaite Jews from Egypt, and was named after Sahl ben Matzliah, a Karaite philosopher and writer.

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Gezer Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Gezer Hulda Na'an Netzer Sereni Sha'alvim

Moshavim	Azaria Beit Uziel Ganei Yohanan Kfar Bin Nun Kfar Bilu Kfar Shmuel Matzliah Mishmar Ayalon Pedaya Petahya Ramot Meir Sitria Yad Rambam Yashresh Yatzitz

Jewish localities	Beit Hashmonai Nof Ayalon

Community settlements	Ganei Hadar Karmei Yosef Mishmar David

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