Lakhish, Israel

Lachish לָכִישׁ
Lachish
Coordinates: 31°33′41.75″N 34°50′34.44″E / 31.5615972°N 34.8429000°ECoordinates: 31°33′41.75″N 34°50′34.44″E / 31.5615972°N 34.8429000°E
Council	Lakhish
Region	Hevel Lakhish
Founded	1955
Founded by	Nahal
Population (2008)	610[1]
Name meaning	Named after Lachish

Lakhish (Hebrew: לָכִישׁ) is a moshav in the northern Negev in south-central Israel. It is named for Lachish, the ancient town of the same name, which is now an archaeological tel. It is under the jurisdiction of the Lakhish Regional Council.

The moshav was founded as a Nahal settlement in 1955 and later became a moshav. It is founded on the land of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Al-Qubayba.^[2]

The economy of Lakhish is based on the cultivation and sale of grapes. In 2006, the moshav built a large reservoir with a capacity of 1.25 million cubic meters to irrigate its 6,000 dunams of vineyards.^[3]

Notable residents

• Yoav Bruck

References

1. "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
2. Khalidi, 1992, p. 221
3. Agriculture from KKL-JNF Reservoirs

Bibliography

• Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.