Tirosh | |
Hebname: | תירוש |
Foundation: | 1955 |
Founded By: | North African Jews |
District: | jerusalem |
Council: | Mateh Yehuda |
Affiliation: | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
Pushpin Map: | Israel jerusalem |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 31.7497°N 34.8864°W |
Tirosh (he|תִּירוֹשׁ||Grape juice) is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The village was established in 1955 by Jewish immigrants and refugees from North Africa on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of 'Ajjur.[1]
Its name is derived from the fact that there are many vineyards in the area.
Just outside the village is the reported location of a storage facility for nuclear weapons.[2]
. All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid. Khalidi. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 0-88728-224-5. 207.