Menuha

Menuha
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • UnofficialMenucha
Menuha is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Menuha
Menuha
Location within Ashkelon region of Israel
Coordinates: 31°39′27″N 34°46′39″E / 31.65750°N 34.77750°E / 31.65750; 34.77750
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
SubdistrictAshkelon
CouncilLakhish
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1953
FounderIraqi immigrants
Population
 (2024)
794

Menuha (Hebrew: מְנוּחָה) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located to the north of Kiryat Gat and south of Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 794.

History

It was founded in 1953 by Jewish refugees to Israel from Kurdistan region of Iraq, adjacent to the ruins of the Arab Palestinian village Jusayr, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

Along with neighboring Nahla, it was named after "Biblical passage "Blessed be the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel ..." (1 Kings 8:56) and for the Menuha VeNahala (Hebrew: מנוחה ונחלה) organization that founded Rehovot. Menuha means "rest" or "ease" in Hebrew.

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 118, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
  3. ↑ Survey of Israel, Sheet 12-11 (מגבל), 1:20,000 series, 1957.
  4. ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.323, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)