Founded by Demobilised soldiers Founded 1950 | Council Shafir Population (2015) 534 Local time Friday 3:26 AM | |
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Komemiyut (Hebrew: קוֹמְמִיּוּת, eng. Erect) is an ultra-orthodox-Hasidic 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 534.
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Map of Komemiyut, Israel
History
The village was established in 1950 by demobilized soldiers from a religious unit that had fought in the area during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The name is take from a biblical passage, Leviticus 26:13: I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk erect.
It is built on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Karatiyya.
References
Komemiyut Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA