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]
Amatzia
אֲמַצְיָה أماتسیا | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • standard | Amatzya |
| • official | Amazya |
 A house in Amatzia built in the 1950s | |
| Etymology: Named for Amaziah of Judah | |
  Amatzia  Amatzia | |
| Coordinates: 31°31′57″N 34°54′49″E / 31.53250°N 34.91361°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Lakhish |
| Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Population (2022) | 203[1] |
History
editThe 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.
