Azrikam

Azrikam
  • עַזְרִיקָם (Hebrew)
  • عزريكام (Arabic)
Azrikam is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Azrikam
Azrikam
Location within Ashkelon region of Israel
Azrikam is located in Israel
Azrikam
Azrikam
Location within Israel
Coordinates: 31°45′1″N 34°41′45″E / 31.75028°N 34.69583°E / 31.75028; 34.69583
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
SubdistrictAshkelon
CouncilBe'er Tuvia
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1950
FounderTunisian Jews
Population
 (2024)
1,671

Azrikam (Hebrew: עַזְרִיקָם) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashdod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,671.

Etymology

The village is named after "Azrikam, a descendant of Zerubbabel." (1 Chronicles 3:23)

History

The moshav was established in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Tunisia. The site is located near the former depopulated Palestinian villages of Bayt Daras and al-Batani al-Gharbi. It was initially named Bitanya. In the first few years, the moshav's residents lived in tents without electricity, water or gas.

Economy

In Moshav Azrikam there are about 35 farms that make a living from agricultural activities that include barns and chicken coops as well as orchards of deciduous fruits and vegetable fields.[citation needed]

The settlement has about 300 dunams of common orchard and about five hundred dunams of farming. Most of the residents of the moshav do not engage in agriculture: most of them are day laborers - wage workers and self-employed workers who work outside the moshav.[citation needed]

A branch of the youth movement 'Zionist Youth Movement' operates in Moshav.[citation needed]

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land (3rd ed.). Jerusalem, Israel: Carta. 1993. p. 91. ISBN 9789652201867.
  3. ↑ El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's Concise Gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 407. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
  4. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. pp. 84, 87. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  5. ↑ State of Israel (1952). "The Settlements of Israel". Government Year-Book: III.