Nahala, Israel
Nahala
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| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Yoav |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 725 |
Nahala (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Estate) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located a few kilometers north of Kiryat Gat and south of Kiryat Malakhi., it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 725.
History
The community was founded in 1953 by immigrants to Israel from Yemen on land belonging to the Arab village of Summeil, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.,[2] but today contains a mixed population.[citation needed] Along with the neighboring Menuha, it was named for the Menuha VeNahala (Hebrew: מנוחה ונחלה) organization that founded Rehovot.[citation needed]
References
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- ^ "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. 137, ISBN 0-88728-224-5