Sde Moshe
Sde Moshe שְׂדֵה מֹשֶׁה | |
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Sde Moshe | |
Coordinates: 31°36′38.16″N 34°48′7.91″E / 31.6106000°N 34.8021972°ECoordinates: 31°36′38.16″N 34°48′7.91″E / 31.6106000°N 34.8021972°E | |
District | Southern |
Council | Lakhish |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1956 |
Population (2015)[1] | 736 |
Name meaning | Moshe's Field |
Sde Moshe (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה מֹשֶׁה, lit. Moshe Field) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, about three kilometres east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 736.
History
Sde Moshe was founded in 1956 as part of a movement from the city to the village, on land of the depopulated Arab village Iraq al-Manshiyya. It is named after Baron Maurice de Hirsch, whose Hebrew name was Moshe, and who was one of the founders of the Jewish Colonization Association. It was originally named "Sde Yeshayahu."
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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