Sde Uziyahu
Sde Uziyahu (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה עוֹזִיָּהוּ, lit. Uzziah Field) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near the city of Ashdod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 1,549.[1]
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| Coordinates: 31°45′22.18″N 34°40′37.29″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia |
| Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Libyan Jewish refugees |
| Population (2018)[1] | 1,549 |
History
Sde Uziyahu was founded in 1950 by Jewish refugees expelled from Libya. Originally named Ashdod D, Yad Shimshon and Uziyah, it was finally named after Uzziah of Judah (Uziyahu in Hebrew), who, according to the Bible, built cities in the current location of the moshav.[2]
Sde Uziyahu was built the land of the Palestinian Arab village of Isdud, which was depopulated in 1948.[3]
References
- "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 525. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 112. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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