Zrahia
Zrahia
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  Zrahia Location within Ashkelon region of Israel | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′55″N 34°44′43″E / 31.68194°N 34.74528°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Subdistrict | Ashkelon |
| Council | Shafir |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Iranian and Maghrebi immigrants |
| Population (2024)[1] | 891 |
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 2024 it had a population of 891.[1]
History
[edit]The village was established in 1950 on land located near 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]- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ 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.
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