Ge'alya

Ge'alya
גְּאַלְיָה
Ge'alya
Coordinates: 31°53′5.63″N 34°45′57.96″E / 31.8848972°N 34.7661000°ECoordinates: 31°53′5.63″N 34°45′57.96″E / 31.8848972°N 34.7661000°E
Council Gan Raveh
Region Coastal plain
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1948
Founded by Bulgarian immigrants
Website www.gealya.co.il

Ge'alya, sometimes written Galia (Hebrew: גְּאַלְיָה), is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain and covering 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,200.

The moshav was founded in 1948 by new immigrants from Bulgaria. It is located near the ancient site of Tel Shalaf, where Iron Age artefacts have been found,[1] and which is associated with the Biblical city of Eltekeh within the first Dan tribal area (Joshua 19:44).[2]

References

  1. Yavne, Survey Map Israel Antiquities Authority
  2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.163-164, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)

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