Elkosh

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 2018 it had a population of 292.[1]

Elkosh
Elkosh
Elkosh
Coordinates: 33°1′59.62″N 35°19′21.82″E
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMa'ale Yosef
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1949
Founded byYemenite Jews
Population
 (2018)[1]
292

History

The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Yemen. It is located on the land of the Palestinian villages of Dayr al-Qassi and Al-Mansura, both depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[2]

It was named after the biblical city of Elkosh, birth-town of prophet Nahum (Nahum 1:1), which was located in the area. The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Kurdistan.

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References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, pp. 13, 24, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
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