Tzur Natan
צוּר נָתָן | |
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Coordinates: 32°14′25″N 35°0′42″E / 32.24028°N 35.01167°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Central |
Council | Drom HaSharon |
Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
Founded | 1966 |
Founded by | Nahal |
Population (2022)
[1] | 290 |
Tzur Natan ( Hebrew: צוּר נָתָן, lit. Rock of Nathan) is a Moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located in western Samaria on a hilltop, 170 m above sea level, on a ridge in the foothills of the Samaritan Hills and to the south of Tayibe, [2] [3] it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 290. [1]
The moshav was founded in 1966 as a Nahal settlement by Hashomer Hatzair members, and was named after Nathan Simons. It was civilianised a year later by former members of the Beitar youth group.
In 2017, a minority of Tzur Natan families agreed to sell their land to a natural gas and diesel power station to be constructed by Edeltech only meters from the Arab Israeli city of Tira.
In 2019, a 5th-century mosaic with Greek inscription found at an ancient wine press. The inscription reads, “Only God help the beautiful property of Master Adios, amen.” Adios was a wealthy Samaritan landowner. [4]