Olesh
Sign in to saveOlesh () is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .
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- moshav
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Hefer Valley Regional Council
- Population
- 1131
- Elevation
- 35
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- 1949-01-01
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Olesh () is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .
==History== The moshav was founded in 1951 by immigrants from Romania on land south of the Palestinian village of Qaqun, which had been depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was initially named '''Be'erotayim Bet''', but was later renamed Olesh due to the large chicory plants in the area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Olesh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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