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 Ayn Ghazal ( ar, عين غزال, "Spring of the Gazelle") was a Palestinian Arab village located south of Haifa. Depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War as a result of an Israeli military assault during Operation Shoter, the village was t ...

(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 Khirbat Al-Manara was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 21, 1948. It was located 19 km south of Haifa. History In the 1931 census Khirbat Al-Manara was counted t ...

and

Khirbat al-Sawamir Khirbat al-Sawamir was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 22, 1948. It was located 22 kilometres south of Haifa. History Burial places cut into rock, and ceramics from ...

.Khalidi, 1992, p. 191 Agricultural income is derived from raising cattle, sheep and chickens, growing vegetables and flowers, and tourism.

References

{{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