No'am
No'am (Hebrew: נֹעַם, נועם, lit. Pleasantness) is a religious moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 355.[1]
No'am
נועם نوعم | |
|---|---|
 | |
  No'am | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′2″N 34°47′20″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Shafir |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Founded by | Maghrebi Jewish immigrants and refugees |
| Population (2019)[1] | 355 |
History
The village was established in 1955 by Hapoel HaMizrachi. The first residents were Jewish immigrants and refugees from North Africa, most of whom were from Morocco. They were later joined by more Jewish immigrants from Iran and Iraq. It was named after the Biblical book Proverbs 3:17: The Wisdom - "Her ways are ways of pleasantness".[2]
References
- "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.49, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (in Hebrew)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.