Amatzia, Israel
Amatzia
אֲמַצְיָה أماتسیا | |
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• standard | Amatzya |
• official | Amazya |
![]() A house in Amatzia built in the 1950s | |
Etymology: Named for Amaziah of Judah | |
Coordinates: 31°31′57″N 34°54′49″E / 31.53250°N 34.91361°E | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Southern |
Council | Lakhish |
Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
Founded | 1955 |
Population (2022) | 203[1] |
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Amatzia (Hebrew: אֲמַצְיָה) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located around 8 km southeast of Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. The population is a mix of religious and secular Israelis, and was 203 in 2022.[1]
History
[edit]The moshav was founded in 1955, on the ruins of the Palestinian town al-Dawayima.[2] It was named for King Amaziah of Judah, who, according to the Book of Kings, was killed in the Lakhish region.[3] In the past the community was a moshav shitufi but it has undergone a process of privatization and abandoned its collective nature.[citation needed]
In 2006, temporary housing was built in the area of the moshav to absorb evacuees from Katif who lived in Gush Katif until they were evacuated under Israel's unilateral disengagement plan.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 76, ISBN 965-220-186-3
External links
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- Amatzia in Lakhish Regional Council web site (in Hebrew).
- Map of Amatzia (in Hebrew).
- Aerial photograph of Amatzia.