Nahala | |
Arname: | نحلا |
Founded: | 1953 |
District: | south |
Council: | Yoav |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel ashkelon |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 31.6592°N 34.7942°W |
Nahala (Hebrew: נַחֲלָה, lit. Estate) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located a few kilometers north of Kiryat Gat and south of Kiryat Malakhi., it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In, it had a population of .
The community was founded in 1953 by Yemeni Jewish refugees on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Summil.[1] The founders had originally established moshav Agur in 1950.[2] Along with the neighboring Menuha, it was named for the Menuha VeNahala (Hebrew: מנוחה ונחלה) organization that founded Rehovot.
. 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 . 137.