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| Aviezer | |
| Founded | 8 April 1958 |
| Founded by | Iranian immigrants |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Region | Jerusalem corridor |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Coordinates | 31°40′53.75″N 35°1′0.48″E / 31.6815972°N 35.0168°ECoordinates: 31°40′53.75″N 35°1′0.48″E / 31.6815972°N 35.0168°E |
Aviezer (Hebrew: אֲבִיעֶזֶר) is a small religious moshav in central Israel. Located nine kilometres south-west of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 546.
The moshav was founded on 8 April 1958 by immigrants from Iran and Kochi, and was initially named Adulam 9. It was later renamed after Aviezer Zigmond Gestetner, a former president of the Jewish National Fund in the United Kingdom.
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