Kokhav Michael

Kokhav Michael
Council	Hof Ashkelon
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1950
Founded by	Iraqi immigrants

Kokhav Michael (Hebrew: כּוֹכַב מִיכָאֵל, lit. Star of Michael) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located between Kiryat Gat and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 579.

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Iraq close to the site of an abandoned Arab village of Kawkaba (from which the moshav takes the first part of its name; the second half is from Michael Sobell a British philanthropist). They were joined by immigrants from Argentina in 1962.

Hof Ashkelon Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Gvar'am Karmia Nitzanim Yad Mordechai Zikim

Moshavim	Beit Shikma Berekhya Ge'a Heletz Hodia Kokhav Michael Mash'en Mavki'im Nir Yisrael Netiv HaAsara Talmei Yafeh

Community settlements	Be'er Ganim Bat Hadar Nitzan Nitzan Bet

Youth village	Kfar Silver

Coordinates: 31°38′N 34°40′E / 31.633°N 34.667°E / 31.633; 34.667

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