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Mishmar HaYarden (moshava)

1890s establishments in Ottoman Syria1948 disestablishments in IsraelJewish villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
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Mishmar HaYarden was a moshava (Jewish settlement) that was established in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel during the First Aliyah. It was destroyed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war in 1948. Its Hebrew name meant Guardian of the Jordan. The village was re-established as new Mishmar HaYarden.

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Mishmar HaYarden (moshava)
Mevoot HaHermon Regional Council

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Mevoot HaHermon Regional Council
North District, Israel
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