Nehora (Hebrew: נהורה) is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located on the coastal plain about 5 km west Kiryat Gat in south-central Israel and just to the east of Route 352, across the road from Noga, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,156.[1]
Nehora
נְהוֹרָה | |
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  Nehora  Nehora | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′21″N 34°42′18″E / 31.62250°N 34.70500°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Lakhish |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,156 |
History
editNehora was founded in 1955 as part of the program to inhabit Hevel Lakhish and was intended to serve as a center of services for surrounding communities. A shopping center, regional school and the offices of the Lakhish Regional Council are located there.[citation needed]
It is built on the land of the depopulated Palestinian villages of Karatiyya and al-Faluja.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. pp. 97, 119. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.