Sharsheret, Israel

Sharsheret שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת
Sharsheret
Coordinates: 31°24′16.19″N 34°36′11.87″E / 31.4044972°N 34.6032972°E / 31.4044972; 34.6032972Coordinates: 31°24′16.19″N 34°36′11.87″E / 31.4044972°N 34.6032972°E / 31.4044972; 34.6032972
Council	Sdot Negev
Region	North-western Negev
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded	1951
Founded by	Tunisian Jews

Sharsheret (Hebrew: שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת, lit. Chain) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Netivot and covering 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 290.

The village was established in 1951 with the help of the Jewish Agency for Israel by Bnei Akiva members who were immigrants from Tunisia . Its name is a combination of two words, Sar (lit. Minister, written with a Shin, and therefore also pronounceable as "Shar") and Sharett (referring to Moshe Sharett, who was Foreign Minister at the time the moshav was founded).

External links

Sharsheret Negev Information Centre

Sdot Negev Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Alumim Sa'ad

Moshavim	Beit HaGadi Givolim Kfar Maimon Mlilot Sharsheret Shibolim Shokeda Shuva Tkuma Yoshivia Zru'a Zimrat

Communal settlements	Ma'agalim Tushia

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