Beko'a

Beko'a
בְּקוֹעַ‎
Beko'a is located in Jerusalem
Beko'a
Beko'a
Beko'a is located in Israel
Beko'a
Beko'a
Coordinates: 31°49′44″N 34°55′34″E / 31.82889°N 34.92611°E / 31.82889; 34.92611
Country Israel
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1952
Founded byYemenite Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
875

Beko'a (Hebrew: בְּקוֹעַ, lit. 'Splitting') is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 875.[1]

History

The village was established in 1952 by immigrants from Yemen on land that had belonged to the Palestinian village of Dayr Muhaysin, which was depopulated in 1948.[2] Its name is symbolic and refers to the division of Jerusalem following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 378. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.