Petahya

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Petahya
פְּתַחְיָה‎
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Petahya is located in Central Israel
Petahya
Petahya
Coordinates: 31°52′2.63″N 34°53′14.28″E / 31.8673972°N 34.8873000°E / 31.8673972; 34.8873000Coordinates: 31°52′2.63″N 34°53′14.28″E / 31.8673972°N 34.8873000°E / 31.8673972; 34.8873000
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilGezer
AffiliationHaOved HaTzioni
Founded1951
Founded byTunisian immigrants
Population
 (2019)[1]
841

Petahya (Hebrew: פְּתַחְיָה) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Mazkeret Batya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 841.[1]

History[]

The village was established in 1951 by immigrants from the Tunisian youth movement HaNoar HaTzioni. They were later joined by immigrants from Algeria and India. It was initially named Gezer 10, but later renamed Petahya, a word derived from "a personal name in [the] Bible .. (I Chron. 24:16)".[2][3]

Today most of its residents work in vineyards.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.378, ISBN 965-220-186-3
  3. ^ Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources. Translated from Hebrew, Jerusalem 1962 (Israel Prime Minister’s Office. The Israeli Program for Scientific Translations) p.223
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