Noga, Israel
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| Noga | |
| Hebrew | נֹגַהּ, נוגה |
| Also spelled | Nogah (officially) |
| Name meaning | Brightness |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Founded by | Iraqi and Persian Jews |
| Council | Lakhish |
| Region | Hevel Lakhish |
| Coordinates | 31°37′26.03″N 34°41′43.08″E / 31.6238972°N 34.6953°ECoordinates: 31°37′26.03″N 34°41′43.08″E / 31.6238972°N 34.6953°E |
| Population | 368[1] (2008) |
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Noga (Hebrew: נֹגַהּ, lit. Brightness) is a moshav in the Hevel Lakhish in south-central Israel. It belongs to the Lakhish Regional Council. It is located 5 or 6 km west of Kiryat Gat, and it can be reached via Route 352.
The moshav was founded in 1955 by immigrants to Israel from Iraq and Iran on part of the land of al-Faluja. The name "Noga" is symbolic of the brightness of Jewish Zionist settlement in Hevel Lakhish.
[edit] References
- ^ "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. http://www.cbs.gov.il/ishuvim/ishuv2008/bycode.xls. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
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