Tifrah

Tifrah
Tifrah
Coordinates: 31°19′34.67″N 34°40′36.48″E / 31.3262972°N 34.6768000°E / 31.3262972; 34.6768000Coordinates: 31°19′34.67″N 34°40′36.48″E / 31.3262972°N 34.6768000°E / 31.3262972; 34.6768000
Council	Merhavim
Region	North-western Negev
Affiliation	Poalei Agudat Yisrael
Founded	1950
Founded by	Hungarian and North African Jews

Tifrah (Hebrew: תִּפְרַח, lit. [She] will blossom) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev to the west of Eshel HaNasi with an area of 5,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,400.

The moshav was established in 1950 by immigrants from Hungary and North Africa. Its name is taken from the Book of Isaiah 35:1;

The wilderness and the parched land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

Merhavim Regional Council

Moshavim	Bitha Eshbol Gilat Klahim Maslul Nir Akiva Nir Moshe Pa'amei Tashaz Patish Peduim Ranen Sde Tzvi Talmei Bilu Tifrah

Communal settlements	Mabu'im

Youth villages	Eshel HaNasi

Other villages	Aleh Negev

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