Nofekh
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Nofekh נֹפֶךְ | |
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  Nofekh | |
| Coordinates: 32°2′40″N 34°55′13″E / 32.04444°N 34.92028°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hevel Modi'in |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Moroccan immigrants |
| Population (2022)[1] | 631 |
Nofekh (Hebrew: נֹפֶךְ, נופך) is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 631.[1]
Etymology
[edit]Its name is taken from one of the 12 stones in the Hoshen, the sacred breastplate worn by a Jewish high priest, mentioned in Exodus 28:18.[2] Nearby Shoham, Bareqet, Leshem and Ahlama (the former name of Beit Arif) were also named after the Hoshen stones.
History
[edit]The village was established by immigrants from Morocco in 1949 on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Rantiya.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Carta (1993). Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land (3rd ed.). Carta. p. 370. ISBN 965-220-186-3.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington DC: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 252. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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