District Southern Affiliation Moshavim Movement Population (2015) 546 Founded 1955 | Council Lakhish Founded by Iraqi and Persian Jews Name meaning Brightness Local time Wednesday 2:30 AM | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 98% Humidity | ||
Noga (Hebrew: נֹגַהּ, lit. Light of dawn) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish between Ashkelon and Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 546.
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Map of Noga, Israel
History
The moshav was founded in 1955 by Jewish refugees to Israel from the Kingdom of Iraq and Pahlavy Iran on part of the land of the depopulated Arab village of al-Faluja. The name "Noga" is symbolic of the brightness of Jewish Zionist settlement in Hevel Lakhish and named after Biblical Proverbs 4:18; "But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn".
References
Noga, Israel Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA