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Nofekh

Coordinates: 32°2′39.84″N 34°55′13.44″E / 32.0444000°N 34.9204000°E / 32.0444000; 34.9204000
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Nofekh
Nofekh is located in Central Israel
Nofekh
Nofekh
Coordinates: 32°2′39.84″N 34°55′13.44″E / 32.0444000°N 34.9204000°E / 32.0444000; 34.9204000
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilHevel Modi'in
Founded1949
Founded byMoroccan immigrants
Population
 (2022)[1]
631

Nofekh (Template:Lang-he-n) is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 631.[1]

Etymology

Its name is taken from one of the 12 stones in the Hoshen, the sacred breastplate worn by a Jewish high priest, mentioned in Exodus 28:18.[2] Nearby Shoham, Bareqet, Leshem and Ahlama (the former name of Beit Arif) were also named after one of the stones.

History

The village was established by immigrants from Morocco in 1949 on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Rantiya.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Carta (1993). Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land (3rd ed.). Carta. p. 370. ISBN 965-220-186-3.
  3. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington DC: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 252. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.