Revaha

Revaha
Revaha is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Revaha
Revaha
Location within Ashkelon region of Israel
Coordinates: 31°38′56″N 34°43′59″E / 31.64889°N 34.73306°E / 31.64889; 34.73306
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
SubdistrictAshkelon
CouncilShafir
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1953
FounderKurdish immigrants
Population
 (2024)
708

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 2024 it had a population of 708.

History

Revaha was established in 1953 by Jewish immigrants from Kurdistan, on the land of the former depopulated Palestinian villages of Karatiyya and Hatta. The name of the moshav is derived both from the symbolic significance of the name itself and from the quote in Pirkei Avot 1:5: "Let thy house be wide open".

The majority of residents are national-religious. [citation needed]

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. 119. ISBN 0-88728-224-5. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 101. ISBN 0-88728-224-5. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  4. ↑ Hareouveni, Emanouel (1974). The Settlements of Israel and Their Archaeological sites (in Hebrew). Israel: Hakibbutz Hameuchad. p. 198