Matzliah

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Matzliah
<templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />מַצְלִיחַ
Karaite Synogauge in Matzliach
Karaite Synogauge in Matzliach
Matzliah is located in Israel
Matzliah
Matzliah
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Council Gezer
Region Shephelah
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1950
Founded by Egyptian Karaite Jews

Matzliah (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />מַצְלִיחַ‎) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around two kilometres south of Ramle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,200.

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Karaite Jews from Egypt, and was named after Sahl ben Matzliah, a Karaite philosopher and writer.