Sde Moshe

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Sde Moshe
שְׂדֵה מֹשֶׁה‎
سدي موشي
Sde Moshe Aerial View.jpg
Sde Moshe is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Sde Moshe
Sde Moshe
Coordinates: 31°36′38″N 34°48′8″E / 31.61056°N 34.80222°E / 31.61056; 34.80222Coordinates: 31°36′38″N 34°48′8″E / 31.61056°N 34.80222°E / 31.61056; 34.80222
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilLakhish
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1956
Population
 (2019)[1]
760
Name meaningMoshe's Field

Sde Moshe (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה מֹשֶׁה‎, lit. Moshe Field) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, about three kilometres east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 760.[1]

History[]

Sde Moshe was founded in 1956 as part of a movement from the city to the village, on land of the depopulated Palestinian village Iraq al-Manshiyya.[2]

It is named after Baron Maurice de Hirsch, whose Hebrew name was Moshe, and who was one of the founders of the Jewish Colonization Association. It was originally named "Sde Yeshayahu."[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. ISBN 0-88728-224-5. p.108
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