Sdot Micha Explained

Sdot Micha
Arname:سدوت ميخا
Hebname:שדות מיכה
Foundation:1955
Founded By:Moroccan Jews
District:jerusalem
Council:Mateh Yehuda
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement
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Coordinates:31.7214°N 34.9208°W

Sdot Micha or Sedot Mikha (lit. Micha Fields) is a moshav (agricultural settlement) in central Israel. Located to the west of Beit Shemesh, it is under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The village was established in 1955 by immigrants from Morocco on the land of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Al-Burayj.[1] It was named after Micha Josef Berdyczewski.

It is near Sdot Micha Airbase, which, according to unofficial sources, houses nuclear weapons and mobile missiles to fire them.[2]

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. 282.

  2. Web site: Zachariah - Israel - Special Weapons Facilities. John. Pike. www.globalsecurity.org. 31 July 2017.