Noga, Israel
| Noga נֹגַהּ, נוגה | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • official | Nogah |
  Noga | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′26.03″N 34°41′43.08″E / 31.6238972°N 34.6953000°ECoordinates: 31°37′26.03″N 34°41′43.08″E / 31.6238972°N 34.6953000°E | |
| Council | Lakhish |
| Region | Hevel Lakhish |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Founded by | Iraqi and Persian Jews |
| Population (2008) | 368[1] |
| Name meaning | Brightness |
Noga (Hebrew: נֹגַהּ, lit. Light of dawn) is a moshav in the Hevel Lakhish in south-central Israel. It belongs to the Lakhish Regional Council. It is located 5 or 6 km west of Kiryat Gat, and it can be reached via Route 352.
The moshav was founded in 1955 by immigrants to Israel from Iraq and Iran on part of the land of al-Faluja. The name "Noga" is symbolic of the brightness of Jewish Zionist settlement in Hevel Lakhish and named after Biblical Proverbs 4:18; "But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn".[2]
References
- ↑ "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ↑ Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources. Translated from Hebrew, Jerusalem 1962 (Israel Prime Minister’s Office. The Israeli Program for Scientific Translations) p.272 (Location of the book: Ben Zvi Institute Library, 12 Abarbanel St., Jerusalem; in the online-catalogue: )
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