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Ge'a גיאה
The moshav synagogue
Ge'a
Coordinates: 31°37′37″N 34°36′14″E / 31.62694°N 34.60389°E / 31.62694; 34.60389
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Hof Ashkelon
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1949
Founded by	Czechoslovak and Hungarian Jews
Population	972

Ge'a (Hebrew: גֵּיאָה) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located three kilometres south-east of Ashkelon near Beit Shikma and Talmei Yafeh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 972.

History

The moshav was founded in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Czechoslovakia and Hungary, and was named after the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Jiyya, on whose lands it was built.

References

1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 114. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.

• Hof Ashkelon Regional Council
• Moshavim
• Populated places established in 1949
• Populated places in Southern District (Israel)
• 1949 establishments in Israel
• Czech-Jewish culture in Israel
• Hungarian-Jewish culture in Israel
• Slovak-Jewish culture in Israel