Givat Yeshayahu

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Givat Yeshayahu
Givat Yeshayahu
Coordinates: 31°40′10.91″N 34°57′2.16″E / 31.6696972°N 34.9506000°E / 31.6696972; 34.9506000Coordinates: 31°40′10.91″N 34°57′2.16″E / 31.6696972°N 34.9506000°E / 31.6696972; 34.9506000
Council Mateh Yehuda
Region Valley of Elah
Affiliation HaOved HaTzioni
Founded 1958
Founded by Hungarian Jews

Givat Yeshayahu (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, lit. Yeshayahu Hill) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Valley of Elah around ten kilometres south of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 445.

The village was established in 1958 by immigrants from Hungary, members of the Jewish youth movement HaNoar HaTzioni and was named after Yeshayahu Press, a prominent researcher.

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