Komemiyut
- This article is about the moshav. For the neighborhood of Jerusalem, see Talbiya.
| Komemiyut קוֹמְמִיּוּת | |
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  Komemiyut | |
| Coordinates: 31°39′43.19″N 34°43′50.16″E / 31.6619972°N 34.7306000°ECoordinates: 31°39′43.19″N 34°43′50.16″E / 31.6619972°N 34.7306000°E | |
| Council | Shafir |
| Region | Shephelah |
| Founded | 1950 |
Komemiyut (Hebrew: קוֹמְמִיּוּת, eng. Erect) is an ultra-orthodox-Hasidic moshav in south-central Israel. Located in the southern Shephelah near Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 248.
The village was established in 1950 by "demobilized soldiers from a religious company that fought in area during War of Independence"[1] "Name based on biblical passage (Lev 26:13)":[2] I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk erect.
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- ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.387-388, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)(=Carta)
- ↑ Carta, p.387
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