Giv'at Ko'ah

Giv'at Ko'ah גִּבְעַת כֹּ"חַ
Giv'at Ko'ah
Coordinates: 32°1′48″N 34°56′9.96″E / 32.03000°N 34.9361000°E / 32.03000; 34.9361000Coordinates: 32°1′48″N 34°56′9.96″E / 32.03000°N 34.9361000°E / 32.03000; 34.9361000
Grid position	144/159 PAL
Council	Hevel Modi'in
Region	Central Israel
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1950
Founded by	Yemenite immigrants

Giv'at Ko'ah (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת כֹּ"חַ, lit. 28 Hill/Strength Hill) is a moshav in central Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council and in 2006 had a population of 504.

The village was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen. It was named for the 28 soldiers (כ"ח is the Hebrew numerals for 28) from the Alexandroni Brigade who died in fighting at Qula during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

Hevel Modi'in Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Be'erot Yitzhak

Moshavim	Ahisamakh Bareket Beit Arif Beit Nehemia Ben Shemen Bnei Atarot Ginaton Gimzo Giv'at Ko'ah Hadid Kerem Ben Shemen Kfar Daniel Kfar Ruth Kfar Truman Mazor Nehalim Rinatia Shilat Tirat Yehuda

Community settlements	Lapid Mevo Modi'im Nofekh

Youth village	Ben Shemen Youth Village

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