Elkosh

Elkosh (Hebrew: אֶלְקוֹשׁ‎‎) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha and the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 348.

The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Yemen, and was named after the biblical city of Elkosh, birth-town of prophet Nahum (Nahum 1:1), which was located in the area. The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Kurdistan. The village is founded on the land of the Palestinian village of Dayr al-Qassi.^[1]

References

Bibliography

• Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5 
• Eliot Braun (2004): Elqosh Archive Report- Final Report Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel, No. 116.