Shokeda
Shokeda
שׁוֹקֵדָה شوكيدا | |
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Shokeda | |
Coordinates: 31°25′20″N 34°31′29″E / 31.42222°N 34.52472°ECoordinates: 31°25′20″N 34°31′29″E / 31.42222°N 34.52472°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Council | Sdot Negev |
Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
Founded | 1957 |
Founded by | Moroccan Jews |
Population (2019)[1] | 565 |
Shokeda (Hebrew: שׁוֹקֵדָה) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located approximately six kilometres west of Netivot and covering 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council.[2] In 2019 it had a population of 565.[1]
History[]
The village was established in 1957 by the Jewish Agency for Moroccan Jewish immigrants. They arrived in two groups, and the original aim was to found two settlements; Shokeda and Tzumha. However, only one of them was established.
In the late winter months, Shokeda becomes a tourist attraction due to the multitude of wild red poppy flowers that carpet the landscape.[3]
See also[]
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shokeda. |
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Even rockets can't keep Israelis away from towns near Gaza Strip
- ^ Passage to Israel, Karen Lehman Bloch
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Categories:
- Sdot Negev Regional Council
- Moshavim
- Religious Israeli communities
- Populated places established in 1957
- Gaza envelope
- Populated places in Southern District (Israel)
- 1957 establishments in Israel
- Moroccan-Jewish culture in Israel