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Elkosh
אֶלְקוֹשׁ | |
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Coordinates: 33°2′0″N 35°19′22″E / 33.03333°N 35.32278°E | |
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District | Northern |
Council | Ma'ale Yosef |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1949 |
Founded by | Yemenite Jews |
Population (2022)
[1] | 275 |
Elkosh ( Hebrew: אֶלְקוֹשׁ) 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. [1]
The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Yemen on land that had belonged to the Palestinian villages of Dayr al-Qassi and Al-Mansura, both depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. [2]
It was named after the biblical city of Elkosh, the birthplace of prophet Nahum ( Nahum 1:1), which was located in the area. [3] The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Northern Iraq.
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Elkosh
אֶלְקוֹשׁ | |
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Coordinates: 33°2′0″N 35°19′22″E / 33.03333°N 35.32278°E | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Northern |
Council | Ma'ale Yosef |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1949 |
Founded by | Yemenite Jews |
Population (2022)
[1] | 275 |
Elkosh ( Hebrew: אֶלְקוֹשׁ) 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. [1]
The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Yemen on land that had belonged to the Palestinian villages of Dayr al-Qassi and Al-Mansura, both depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. [2]
It was named after the biblical city of Elkosh, the birthplace of prophet Nahum ( Nahum 1:1), which was located in the area. [3] The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Northern Iraq.