Elkosh | |
Foundation: | 1949 |
Founded By: | Yemenite Jews |
Council: | Ma'ale Yosef |
District: | north |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel northwest#Israel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 33.0333°N 35.3228°W |
Elkosh (Hebrew: אֶלְקוֹשׁ) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha and the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Yemen on land that had belonged to the Palestinian villages of Dayr al-Qassi and Al-Mansura, both depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
It was named after the biblical city of Elkosh, the birthplace of prophet Nahum, which was located in the area.[1] The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Northern Iraq.