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Yoshivia יושיביה (Hebrew)
Yoshivia Location within Northwest Negev region of Israel Yoshivia Location within Israel
Coordinates: 31°26′35″N 34°36′36″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Subdistrict	Beersheba
Council	Sdot Negev
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded	1950
Founder	Algerian Jews
Population  (2024)	810

Yoshivia (Hebrew: יושיביה) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 810.

History

The village was established in 1950 by immigrants from Algeria, at a site south of the abandoned Arab village of al-Muharraqa. It was named after Yoel Ben Yoshivia, a member of the Tribe of Simeon which lived in the area and mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:35;

and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel;

External links

• Yoshivia Negev Information Centre