Revaha

Revaha
Revaha
Coordinates: 31°38′55.68″N 34°43′59.16″E / 31.6488000°N 34.7331000°E / 31.6488000; 34.7331000Coordinates: 31°38′55.68″N 34°43′59.16″E / 31.6488000°N 34.7331000°E / 31.6488000; 34.7331000
District Southern
Council Shafir
Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded 1953
Founded by Kurdish immigrants
Population (2015)[1] 525

Revaha (Hebrew: רְוָחָה, lit. prosperity) is a religious moshav in south-central Israel. Located in the southern Shephelah near Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 525.

History

Revaha was established in 1953 by immigrants from Kurdistan on lands which had formerly belonged to the destroyed Arab village of Hatta. The majority of residents are national-religious.

References

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  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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