Elkosh
Elkosh | |
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  Elkosh  Elkosh | |
| Coordinates: 33°1′59.62″N 35°19′21.82″E / 33.0332278°N 35.3227278°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Ma'ale Yosef |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Yemenite Jews |
| Population (2022)[1] | 275 |
Elkosh (Template:Lang-he) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha and the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 275.[1]
History
The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Yemen. It is located on the land of the Palestinian villages of Dayr al-Qassi and Al-Mansura, both depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[2]
It was named after the biblical city of Elkosh, birth-town of prophet Nahum (Nahum 1:1), which was located in the area.[3] The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Kurdistan.[citation needed]
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, pp. 13, 24, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 144, ISBN 965-220-186-3