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Berekhya

Moshav in southern Israel

Summary

Moshav in southern Israel

Field	Value
founded	1950
hebname	ברכיה
founded_by	Tunisian Jews
district	south
council	Hof Ashkelon
popyear
population
population_footnotes
affiliation	Moshavim Movement
pushpin_map	Israel ashkelon	pushpin_mapsize=250
coordinates

Berekhya () is a moshav in southern Israel. Located four kilometres east of Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The moshav was founded in the winter of 1950 by immigrants from the Tunisian island of Djerba, who had formed a community whilst in a camp in Pardes Hana. Its name is an expression of the founders' wishes for the blessing (, Brakha) of God.

References

''Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources'', Israel Prime Minister’s Office. The Israeli Program for Scientific Translations 1962, p37
Hareuveni, Imanuel (2010). ''[https://kotar.cet.ac.il/KotarApp/Viewer.aspx?nBookID=93576566#162.1602.6.default Eretz Israel Lexicon]'' (in Hebrew). Matach. p. 161-162

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