Ahisamakh, Israel
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Ahisamakh <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />אֲחִיסָמָךְ |
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Council | Hevel Modi'in |
Region | Shephelah |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1950 |
Founded by | Libyan refugees |
Population (2014)[1] | 1,336 |
Ahisamakh (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />אֲחִיסָמָךְ, lit. Brother of Support) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2014 it had a population of 1,336.
The village was established in 1950 by refugees from Msallata in Libya.[2] It is named after the Biblical Danite Ahisamakh"[3] (Exodus 31:6)
References
- ↑ 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
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- ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.73 , ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
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