Beko'a
Beko'a
בְּקוֹעַ بكواع | |
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  Beko'a | |
| Coordinates: 31°49′44″N 34°55′34″E / 31.82889°N 34.92611°ECoordinates: 31°49′44″N 34°55′34″E / 31.82889°N 34.92611°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Founded by | Yemenite Jews |
| Population (2019)[1] | 786 |
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 2019 it had a population of 786.[1]
History[]
The village was established in 1952 by immigrants from Yemen on land that had belonged to the Palestinian village of Dayr Muhaysin, which was depopulated in 1948.[2] Its name is symbolic and refers to the division of Jerusalem following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
References[]
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 378. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
Categories:
- Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
- Moshavim
- Populated places established in 1952
- Populated places in Jerusalem District
- Yemeni-Jewish culture in Israel
- 1952 establishments in Israel