Kokhav Michael | |
Hebname: | כוכב מיכאל |
Arname: | كوخاف ميخائيل |
Foundation: | 1950 |
Founded By: | Iraqi immigrants |
District: | south |
Council: | Hof Ashkelon |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel ashkelon |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 31.6289°N 34.6694°W |
Kokhav Michael (he|כּוֹכַב מִיכָאֵל, lit. Star of Michael) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located between Kiryat Gat and Ashkelon,[1] it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Iraq on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Kawkaba[2] (from which the moshav takes the first part of its name; the second half is from Michael Sobell, a British philanthropist). They were joined by immigrants from Argentina in 1962.)
. 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. 122. 0-88728-224-5.