Sdot Micha

Sdot Micha (Hebrew: שְׂדוֹת מִיכָה, lit. Micha Fields) is a moshav (agricultural settlement) in central Israel. Located to the west of Beit Shemesh, it is under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 378.[1]

Sdot Micha

שדות מיכה
سدوت ميخا
Sdot Micha
Coordinates: 31°43′17″N 34°55′15″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1955
Founded byMoroccan Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
378

History

The village was established in 1955 by immigrants from Morocco on the land of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Al-Burayj.[2] It was named after Micha Josef Berdyczewski.

It is near Sdot Micha Airbase, which, according to some sources, houses nuclear weapons.[3]

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. p. 282. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. Pike, John. "Zachariah - Israel - Special Weapons Facilities". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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