Elkosh
Elkosh | |
|---|---|
| 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-n) 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.
History
The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Yemen on the land of the depopulated Arab village of Dayr al-Qassi,[2] and was named after the biblical city of Elkosh, birth-town of prophet Nahum (Nahum 1:1), which was located in the area. The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Kurdistan.[citation needed] The village is founded which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 13, ISBN 0-88728-224-5