Tel Adashim | |
Meaning: | Lentils Hill |
Founded: | 1923 |
Founded By: | Hashomer Members |
District: | north |
Council: | Jezreel Valley |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel jezreel#Israel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 32.6553°N 35.3011°W |
Tel Adashim (Hebrew: תֵּל עֲדָשִׁים||Lentils Hill) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located between Nazareth and Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council.[1] In it had a population of .
Jewish settlement began in the area in 1913 when Hashomer established Tel Adash, a settlement whose purpose was to protect the oil pipeline from Iraq to Haifa. By 1918, only two families remained.[2]
In 1921 Zionist activists completed a purchase of 22,000 dunams at Tell el-Adas from the Sursuk family of Beirut. At that time, there were 150 Muslim families living there.[3]
In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Tal Adas had a population of 118; 98 Muslims, 16 Jews and 4 Christians.[4]
In 1923, a moshav ovdim was established on the site and was named Tel Adashim.[2]
Notable past and present residents include Rafael Eitan, Yigal Cohen, A. D. Gordon and Alexander Zaïd.[2]