Elishama, Israel

Elishama

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

Elishama (Hebrew: אֱלִישָׁמָע‎‎) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Hod HaSharon and Kfar Sava, 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.

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