Sde Moshe

Sde Moshe שְׂדֵה מֹשֶׁה‎
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

1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.