Beko'a Explained

Beko'a
Foundation:1952
Founded By:Yemenite Jews
District:jerusalem
Council:Mateh Yehuda
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement
Pushpin Map:Israel jerusalem#Israel
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Coordinates:31.8289°N 34.9261°W

Beko'a (Hebrew: בְּקוֹעַ||Splitting) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The village was established in 1952 by immigrants from Yemen on land that had belonged to the Palestinian village of Dayr Muhaysin, which was depopulated in 1948.[1] Its name is symbolic and refers to the division of Jerusalem following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Walid Khalidi

    . All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid. Khalidi. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 0-88728-224-5. 378.