Zrahia
Zrahia | |
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  Zrahia | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′54.83″N 34°44′43.43″E / 31.6818972°N 34.7453972°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Shafir |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Iranian and Maghrebi immigrants |
| Population (2022)[1] | 737 |
Zrahia (Template:Lang-he-n) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 737.[1]
History
The village was established in 1950, on land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya.[2] Most of the founders were immigrants from Iran, though there were also some from the Maghreb, particularly Morocco. It was named after Seraiah, the father of Ezra and one of the Jews who came to the Land of Israel after their Babylonian captivity.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 135, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- ^ About Zrahia Homee (in Hebrew)