Gedera
Moshava with municipal status, on the coastal plain of Israel, 13 km
south of Rehovot.
Gedera was founded in 1884 by members of the Bilumovement from Russia
and was the only veteran mosahava free of Baron Edmond de Rothschild's
support.
Its name is derived from the neighboring Arab village Quatra, which
most scholars assume to be identical with the biblical town of Gedera
belonging to the tribe of Judah.
In its early years, grapes and grains constituted the moshava's principal
agricultural branches. Later, citrus orchards and other field crops were
added. In the 1930's, a few industrial enterprises were developed and
number of convalescence houses and sanatoria were built.
In the early 1990's, Gedera attained a population of some 6,500. The
moshava's principal economic branches are: agriculture, industry, commerce
and holiday accomodation.
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