Zrahia (Hebrew: זְרַחְיָה) is a religious moshav in southern Israel.[2] Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 737.[1]
Zrahia
זרחיה | |
|---|---|
  Zrahia | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′55″N 34°44′43″E / 31.68194°N 34.74528°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Shafir |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Iranian and Maghrebi immigrants |
| Population (2022)[1] | 737 |
History
editThe village was established in 1950 on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya.[3] Most of the founders were immigrants from Iran, although there were also some from the Maghreb, particularly Morocco. It was named after Zrahia, an ancestor of Ezra (Ezra 7:4), who came to the Land of Israel after the Babylonian captivity.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ About Zrahia Homee (in Hebrew)
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 135, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- ^ Vilnai, Ze'ev (1974). "Zarahiya". Ariel Encyclopedia (in Hebrew). Vol. 2. Tel Aviv, Israel: Am Oved. p. 2106.