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Ge'a

Ge'a

A playground on the moshav

A playground on the moshav

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
Ge'a is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Ge'a
Ge'a
Coordinates:31°37′37.19″N 34°36′14.04″E [3]
DistrictSouthern
CouncilHof Ashkelon
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1949
Founded byCzechoslovakian and Hungarian Jewish immigrants
Population
(2018)[1]
970

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

[1]
Citation Linkwww.cbs.gov.il"Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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[2]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgKhalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 114. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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[3]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org31°37′37.19″N 34°36′14.04″E
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[4]
Citation Linkwww.cbs.gov.il"Population in the Localities 2018"
Sep 26, 2019, 8:40 PM
[5]
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