Ge'a
Ge'a (Hebrew: גֵּיאָה) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located three kilometres south-east of Ashkelon near Beit Shikma and Talmei Yafeh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 970.[1]
Ge'a | |
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 The moshav synagogue | |
  Ge'a | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′37.19″N 34°36′14.04″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Hof Ashkelon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Czechoslovakian and Hungarian Jewish immigrants |
| Population (2018)[1] | 970 |
A playground on the moshav
History
The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Czechoslovakia and Hungary, and was named after the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Jiyya, on whose lands it was built.[2]
References
- "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 114. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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