Azor
Azor (Hebrew: 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.[2] In 2006, it haed a population o 10,200 an a jurisdiction o 2,415 dunams (~2.4 km²).[3]
Azor
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | ʔazor |
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  Azor | |
| Coordinates: 32°1′20.03″N 34°48′40.47″E / 32.0222306°N 34.8112417°ECoordinates: 32°1′20.03″N 34°48′40.47″E / 32.0222306°N 34.8112417°E | |
| Destrict |  Tel Aviv |
| Foondit | 1948 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Local cooncil (frae 1951) |
| • Head of Municipality | Arie Pechter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.415 km2 (597 acres) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,200 |
| • Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Website | www.azor.muni.il |
Notable residents
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eedit| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Azor. |
- ↑ "Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 31 December 2007. Archived (PDF) frae the original on 14 Apryle 2008. Retrieved 17 Apryle 2008. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ Azur, Israel
- ↑ "Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Azor" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 Apryle 2008.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ Don't mess around with me, Haaretz