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 אָזוֹר‬‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	ʔazor
Azor
Coordinates: 32°1′20.03″N 34°48′40.47″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

Location o Azor in the Tel Aviv Destrict

Notable residents

• Margalit Tzan'ani^[4]