Mishmar Ayalon
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Mishmar Ayalon מִשְׁמַר אַיָּלוֹן |
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 Mishmar Ayalon
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| Coordinates: 31°52′28.2″N 34°56′45.59″E / 31.874500°N 34.9459972°ECoordinates: 31°52′28.2″N 34°56′45.59″E / 31.874500°N 34.9459972°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gezer |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Czechoslovakian immigrants |
| Population (2015) | 514 |
Mishmar Ayalon (Hebrew: מִשְׁמַר אַיָּלוֹן, lit. Ayalon Guard) is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Latrun and Ramla on the old Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 514.
The moshav overlooks the Biblical valley of Ayalon (Joshua 10:12), after which it is named.
The moshav was founded in 1949 by a gar'in of Holocaust survivors from Czechoslovakia. The Lehi forest is located in the moshav, probably because three Lehi veterans (Shimshoni, Vered and Even-Tseva) settled in the moshav in its early days.
Its main industry is agriculture, particularly focussing on fruit, vegetables and dairy farming known for their high quality cheese. Artist Jonathan Kis-Lev, born in the moshav, portrayed its picturesque landscape in many of his paintings.
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