Ofer (, ''lit.'' Fawn) is a

moshav A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 an ...

in northern Israel. Located south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from India (mainly Cochin) and Iran. Its name is derived from Ayn Ghazal (lit. '' Deer Spring''), the depopulated Palestinian village on whose land it was built. It is also on some of the land of the depopulated villages of Khirbat Al-Manara and Khirbat al-Sawamir.Khalidi, 1992, p. 191 Agricultural income is derived from raising cattle, sheep and chickens, growing vegetables and flowers, and tourism.

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{{Hof HaCarmel Regional Council Cochin Jews Indian-Jewish culture in Israel Iranian-Jewish culture in Israel Moshavim Populated places established in 1950 Populated places in Haifa District 1950 establishments in Israel