Zekharia
| Zekharia | |
|---|---|
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Zehkaria community center | |
  Zekharia | |
| Coordinates: 31°42′35.28″N 34°56′42.35″E / 31.7098000°N 34.9450972°ECoordinates: 31°42′35.28″N 34°56′42.35″E / 31.7098000°N 34.9450972°E | |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Region | Shephelah |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Kurdish Jews |
Zekharia (Hebrew: זְכַרְיָה) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 715.
The village was established in 1950 by immigrants from Kurdistan on land formerly part of the village of Az-Zakariyya.[1] Both were named after the Hebrew prophet Zechariah.
References
- ↑ Khalidi, 1992, p. 226.
Bibliography
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5