Tushia

Tushia
תּוּשִׁיָּה
Tushia
Coordinates: 31°25′59.87″N 34°32′24.71″E / 31.4332972°N 34.5401972°E / 31.4332972; 34.5401972Coordinates: 31°25′59.87″N 34°32′24.71″E / 31.4332972°N 34.5401972°E / 31.4332972; 34.5401972
Council Sdot Negev
Region North-western Negev
Founded 1958

Tushia (Hebrew: תּוּשִׁיָּה, lit. Wisdom, Being Resourceful) is a religious communal settlement in southern Israel. Located around five kilometres from Netivot and east of Kfar Maimon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 789.

The village was established in 1958 and was initially named Shuva Heh, before adopting its current name, taken from the Book of Proverbs 2:7;

He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright, He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, July 13, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.