Ahisamakh, Israel
| Ahisamakh אֲחִיסָמָךְ | |
|---|---|
  Ahisamakh | |
| Coordinates: 31°56′5.63″N 34°54′26.27″E / 31.9348972°N 34.9072972°ECoordinates: 31°56′5.63″N 34°54′26.27″E / 31.9348972°N 34.9072972°E | |
| Council | Hevel Modi'in |
| Region | Shephelah |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Libyan refugees |
| Population (2015)[1] | 1,349 |
Ahisamakh (Hebrew: אֲחִיסָמָךְ, lit. Brother of Support) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,349.
The village was established in 1950 by refugees from Msallata in Libya.[2] It is named after the Biblical Danite Ahisamakh"[3] (Exodus 31:6)
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ יוצאי לוב בהתיישבות [Libyans in the settlement [of Israel]] (in Hebrew). World Organization of Libyan Jews. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
מושב אזור השפלה בקרבת לוד השייך למועצה אזורית חבל מודיעין בדרומה של לוד ובקרבת העיר רמלה נוסד ביום יח' תמוז תש"י 1950 הוקם ע"י 80 משפחות רובם מיוצאי העיר מסלאטה (לוב)
- ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.73 , ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
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