District Southern Affiliation Moshavim Movement Name meaning Moshe's Field Local time Saturday 6:00 PM | Council Lakhish Population (2015) 736 Founded 1956 | |
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Weather 19°C, Wind NW at 16 km/h, 53% Humidity | ||
Sde Moshe (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה מֹשֶׁה, lit. Moshe Field) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, about three kilometres east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 736.
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Map of Sde Moshe, Israel
History
Sde Moshe was founded in 1956 as part of a movement from the city to the village, on land of the depopulated Palestinian village Iraq al-Manshiyya.
It is named after Baron Maurice de Hirsch, whose Hebrew name was Moshe, and who was one of the founders of the Jewish Colonization Association. It was originally named "Sde Yeshayahu."
References
Sde Moshe Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA