Berekhya
| Berekhya | |
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 Berekhya
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| Coordinates: 31°40′14.16″N 34°37′23.51″E / 31.6706000°N 34.6231972°ECoordinates: 31°40′14.16″N 34°37′23.51″E / 31.6706000°N 34.6231972°E | |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Hof Ashkelon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Tunisian immigrants |
| Population (2015) | 1,199 |
Berekhya (Hebrew: בֶּרֶכְיָה) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located four kilometres east of Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,199.
The moshav was founded in the winter of 1950 by immigrants from the Tunisian island of Djerba, who had formed a community whilst in a camp in Pardes Hana. Built on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Julis, its name is an expression of the founders' wishes for the blessing (Hebrew: בְּרָכָה, Brakha) of God.
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