Beit Shikma

Beit Shikma
Beit Shikma
Coordinates: 31°38′12.12″N 34°36′25.91″E / 31.6367000°N 34.6071972°E / 31.6367000; 34.6071972Coordinates: 31°38′12.12″N 34°36′25.91″E / 31.6367000°N 34.6071972°E / 31.6367000; 34.6071972
District Southern
Council Hof Ashkelon
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1950
Founded by North African immigrants
Population (2015)[1] 827

Beit Shikma (Hebrew: בֵּית שִׁקְמָה, lit. House of Sycamore) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 827.[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Libya and Morocco. Built on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Jiyya,[2] it was named after the large sycamore fig trees in the area.

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 114. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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