Mishmar HaYarden

This article is about the extant moshav. For the village destroyed in 1948, see Mishmar HaYarden (moshava).

Mishmar HaYarden (Hebrew: משמר הירדן, lit. 'Guard of the Jordan') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Korazim Plateau, on Highway 91 between Mahanayim and Gadot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 885.^[1]

Mishmar HaYarden משמר הירדן
Etymology: Guard of the Jordan
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Coordinates: 33°0′18″N 35°35′56″E
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Mevo'ot HaHermon
Affiliation	Mishkei Herut Beitar
Founded	1949
Founded by	"Mishmar" members
Population  (2022)[1]	885

History

Mishmar HaYarden was founded in 1949 on land of the newly depopulated Palestinian village of Yarda.^[2]

Mishmar HaYarden was originally named "Bnei Tzfat" because the founding nucleus supported the people of Safed (Tzfat) and respected them for planning in the 1870s to establish moshavot in the Bashan, including the old Bnei Yehuda. It was later renamed after the Mishmar HaYarden moshava, which had been destroyed during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.^{[citation needed]}