Azrikam

Azrikam
Azrikam
Coordinates: 31°45′1.43″N 34°41′45.24″E / 31.7503972°N 34.6959000°E / 31.7503972; 34.6959000Coordinates: 31°45′1.43″N 34°41′45.24″E / 31.7503972°N 34.6959000°E / 31.7503972; 34.6959000
Council Be'er Tuvia
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1950
Founded by Tunisian immigrants
Population (2014)[1] 1,318

Azrikam (Hebrew: עַזְרִיקָם) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Ashdod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2014 it had a population of 1,318.

Etymology

The village is named after "Azrikam, a descendant of Zerubbabel".[2] (1 Chronicles 3:23)

History

The moshav was established in 1950 on the ruins of the Arab village of Batnia by Jewish immigrants from Tunisia, and was initially named Batnia B.[3] In the first few years, the moshav's residents lived in tents without electricity, water or gas.

References

  1. 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
  2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.91, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
  3. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 407. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
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