| Beko'a בְּקוֹעַ | |
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| Coordinates: 31°49′44″N 34°55′34″E / 31.82889°N 34.92611°E / 31.82889; 34.92611 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Founded by | Yemenite Jews |
| Population | 875 |
Beko'a (Hebrew: בְּקוֹעַ, lit. 'Splitting') is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 875.
History
The village was established in 1952 by immigrants from Yemen on land that had belonged to the Palestinian village of Dayr Muhaysin, which was depopulated in 1948. Its name is symbolic and refers to the division of Jerusalem following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 378. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.