Sde Uziyahu (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה עוֹזִיָּהוּ, lit. Uzziah Field) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near the city of Ashdod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,617.[1]
Sde Uziyahu
שדה עוזיהו سدي عوزياهو | |
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  Sde Uziyahu | |
| Coordinates: 31°45′22″N 34°40′37″E / 31.75611°N 34.67694°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia |
| Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Libyan Jewish refugees |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,617 |
History
editSde Uziyahu was founded in 1950 by Jewish refugees expelled from Libya. Originally named Ashdod D, Yad Shimshon and Uziyah, it was finally named after Uzziah of Judah (Uziyahu in Hebrew), who, according to the Bible, built cities in the current location of the moshav.[2]
Sde Uziyahu was built on the land of the Palestinian Arab village of Isdud, which was depopulated in 1948.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Yuval Elʻazari, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 525. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 112. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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