Elkosh

Elkosh (Hebrew: אֶלְקוֹשׁ) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha and the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 275.[1]

Elkosh
Elkosh
Elkosh
Coordinates: 33°1′59.62″N 35°19′21.82″E
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMa'ale Yosef
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1949
Founded byYemenite Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
275

History

The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Yemen. It is located on the land of the Palestinian villages of Dayr al-Qassi and Al-Mansura, both depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[2]

It was named after the biblical city of Elkosh, birth-town of prophet Nahum (Nahum 1:1), which was located in the area.[3] The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Kurdistan.

References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, pp. 13, 24, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
  3. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 144, ISBN 965-220-186-3
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