Elishema

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Elishema
Founded 1950
Founded by Libyan immigrants
Region Sharon plain
Council Drom HaSharon
Industries Agriculture
Affiliation Moshavim Movement

Elishema (Hebrew: אלישמע‎) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Hod HaSharon and Kfar Saba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 938.

The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Tripoli in Libya, and it was named after Elishama Ben Ammihud, a leader of the Tribe of Ephraim.

Coordinates: 32°9′9.72″N 34°55′44.4″E / 32.1527, 34.929

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