Beit Shikma

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Beit Shikma
בית שיקמה
بيت شيكما
בית הכנסת במושב בית שקמה.JPG
Beit Shikma is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Beit Shikma
Beit Shikma
Coordinates: 31°38′12″N 34°36′26″E / 31.63667°N 34.60722°E / 31.63667; 34.60722Coordinates: 31°38′12″N 34°36′26″E / 31.63667°N 34.60722°E / 31.63667; 34.60722
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
CouncilHof Ashkelon
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1950
Founded byMaghrebi immigrants
Population
 (2019)[1]
863

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 2019 it had a population of 863.[1]

History[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  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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