Tzofar
Sign in to savethumb|right|Agriculture in Tzofar Tzofar () is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Arava valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Central Arava Regional Council. In it had a population of .
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Place details
- Locality
- מועצה אזורית הערבה התיכונה
- Region
- מחוז הדרום
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Kibbutz.name
- Tzofar
- Kibbutz.hebname
- צופר
- Kibbutz.image
- File:PikiWiki Israel 34357 Moshav Zofar.jpg
- Kibbutz.foundation
- 1970
- Kibbutz.founded_by
- Former Nahal soldiers
- Kibbutz.district
- south
- Kibbutz.council
- Central Arava
- Kibbutz.affiliation
- Moshavim movement
- Kibbutz.pushpin_map
- Israel negev mt#Israel
- Kibbutz.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Kibbutz.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Kibbutz.website
- www.zofar.org.il
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Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 1970
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- administrative territorial entity
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Southern District
- Population
- +466
- Area
- +4
- Elevation
- +5
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.zofar.org.il
- Image
- PikiWiki Israel 34357 Moshav Zofar.jpg
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Economy
- Arava Spiritual Center
- References
- External links
thumb|right|Agriculture in Tzofar Tzofar () is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Arava valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Central Arava Regional Council. In it had a population of .
==Etymology== The name derives from the nearby Tzofar stream, and is also referring to one of the "friends" of Job (f.e. Job 2:11). In the Negev there are also kibbutzim with the names of the two other "friends"; nearby former Mahane Bildad, since 2001 named Tzukim, and Elifaz in the southern Arava.