Beko'a

Beko'a
Beko'a
Coordinates: 31°49′44.04″N 34°55′34.32″E / 31.8289000°N 34.9262000°E / 31.8289000; 34.9262000Coordinates: 31°49′44.04″N 34°55′34.32″E / 31.8289000°N 34.9262000°E / 31.8289000; 34.9262000
District	Jerusalem
Council	Mateh Yehuda
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1952
Founded by	Yemenite Jews
Population (2014)^[1]	635

Beko'a (Hebrew: בְּקוֹעַ, lit. Splitting) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2014 it had a population of 635.

History

The village was established in 1952 by immigrants from Yemen. Its name is symbolic and refers to the division of Jerusalem following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

References

↑ 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics

Mateh Yehuda Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Harel Kiryat Anavim Ma'ale HaHamisha Nahshon Netiv HaLamed-Heh Ramat Rachel Tzora Tzova

Moshavim	Aderet Agur Aminadav Aviezer Bar Giora Beit Zayit Beit Meir Beit Nekofa Bekoa Eshtaol Even Sapir Gefen Giv'at Ye'arim Givat Yeshayahu Kfar Uria Ksalon Luzit Mevo Beitar Mata Mahsia Mesilat Zion Naham Nehusha Nes Harim Neve Ilan Neve Michael Ora Ramat Raziel Sdot Micha Sho'eva Shoresh Ta'oz Tal Shahar Tarum Tirosh Tzafririm Tzelafon Yad HaShmona Yish'i Zanoah Zekharia

Community settlements	Gizo Motza Illit Nataf Srigim Tzur Hadassah

Arab villages	Ein Naqquba Ein Rafa

Other villages	Deir Rafat Ein Kerem Agricultural School Eitanim Givat Shemesh Kfar Zoharim Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village Neve Shalom Yedida

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