Azor
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Location o Azor in the Tel Aviv Destrict
Azor (Ebreu: אָזוֹר) (also Azur) is a sma toun (local cooncil) in the Tel Aviv Destrict o Israel, on the auld Jaffa-Jerusalem road sootheast o Tel Aviv. Established in 1948, Azor wis grantit local cooncil status in 1951. It wis named for the auncient ceety o Azur (lit. michty, heroic), preserved in the name o the Arab veelage o Yazur.[1] In 2006, it haed a population o 10,200 an a jurisdiction o 2,415 dunams (~2.4 km²).[2]
[edit] Notable residents
[edit] References
- ↑ Azur, Israel
- ↑ Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Azor (Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 17 Apryle 2008. .
- ↑ Don't mess around with me, Haaretz