Beko'a | |
Foundation: | 1952 |
Founded By: | Yemenite Jews |
District: | jerusalem |
Council: | Mateh Yehuda |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel jerusalem#Israel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
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 .
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.
. 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.