Ge'a
| Ge'a | |
|---|---|
|
The moshav synagogue | |
  Ge'a | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′37.19″N 34°36′14.04″E / 31.6269972°N 34.6039000°ECoordinates: 31°37′37.19″N 34°36′14.04″E / 31.6269972°N 34.6039000°E | |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Hof Ashkelon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Czechoslovakian and Hungarian immigrants |
| Population (2015)[1] | 929 |
A playground on the moshav
Ge'a (Hebrew: גֵּיאָה) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located three kilometres south-east of Ashkelon near Beit Shikma and Talmei Yafeh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 929.
History
The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Czechoslovakia and Hungary, and was named after the abandoned Arab village of al-Jiyya, on whose ruins it was built.
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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