Arugot

This article is about the moshav. For the wadi (river), see List of rivers of Israel.
Arugot
ערוגות
Arugot is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Arugot
Arugot
Coordinates: 31°44′5″N 34°46′15″E / 31.73472°N 34.77083°E / 31.73472; 34.77083
CountryIsrael
CouncilBe'er Tuvia Regional Council
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1949
Founded byPolish and Romanian Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,154

Arugot (Hebrew: עֲרוּגוֹת, lit. 'garden terraces or beds'),[2] is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 its population was 1,154.[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Poland and Romania on the land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Qastina.[3] Its name was taken from the Book of Ezekiel 17:7.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ arugah. Strong's Concordance via biblehub.com. Retrieved 6 Oct 2021.
  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. 131. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  4. ^ Elʻazari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 435. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.