Kfar Ruth
Kfar Ruth
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  Kfar Ruth | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′35.64″N 35°2′7.79″E / 31.9099000°N 35.0354972°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hevel Modi'in |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 275 |
Kfar Ruth (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Ruth's Village) is a moshav in Israel, located just west of the Green Line near Modi'in. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 275.[1]
History
The moshav was established in 1977 and was named after the ancient village of Kfar Ruta that appears on the Madaba Map in the area of the new settlement.[citation needed]
It was established on the land of the Palestinian village of Al-Burj, which became depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[2]
Economy
According to archeologists, grapes were grown in the region by the inhabitants of Modi'in. Tal Maor, a resident of Kfar Ruth, has revived the age-old tradition of winemaking through the establishment of a family winery, Ruth Vineyard.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 371. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ Ruth Vineyard