Elkosh
| Elkosh | |
|---|---|
  Elkosh | |
| Coordinates: 33°1′59.62″N 35°19′21.82″E / 33.0332278°N 35.3227278°ECoordinates: 33°1′59.62″N 35°19′21.82″E / 33.0332278°N 35.3227278°E | |
| Council | Ma'ale Yosef |
| Region | Galilee |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Yemenite Jews |
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] which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
References
- ↑ Khalidi (1992), p.13
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.
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