Sdot Micha
| Sdot Micha | |
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  Sdot Micha | |
| Coordinates: 31°43′17.03″N 34°55′15.24″E / 31.7213972°N 34.9209000°ECoordinates: 31°43′17.03″N 34°55′15.24″E / 31.7213972°N 34.9209000°E | |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Founded by | Moroccan Jews |
| Population (2017)[1] | 398 |
Sdot Micha (Hebrew: שְׂדוֹת מִיכָה, lit. Micha Fields) is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the west of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 398.[1]
History
The village was established in 1955 by immigrants from Morocco, and was named after Micha Josef Berdyczewski. It was established on the land of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Al-Burayj.[2]
Sdot Micha Airbase is located nearby and according to some sources houses Israeli nuclear weapons.[3]
References
- 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 282. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ↑ Pike, John. "Zachariah - Israel - Special Weapons Facilities". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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