Gizo, Israel

Gizo (Hebrew: גִּיזוֹ) is a community settlement in central Israel, northwest of Beit Shemesh, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 212.^[1]

Gizo גיזו جيزو
Gizo
Coordinates: 31°48′20″N 34°56′22″E
Country	Israel
District	Jerusalem
Council	Mateh Yehuda
Founded	1960
Founded by	Jewish Agency
Population  (2023)[1]	212

History

The village was established in 1960 by the Jewish Agency as a place of residence for teachers of the Gizo Regional Council school, and was named after the nearby biblical city of Gizo (1 Chronicles 11:34).^[2] It is on the former lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Bayt Jiz,^[3] whose name also possibly referred to Gizo.^[2]