Amatzia, Israel
Amatzia
אֲמַצְיָה أماتسیا | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • standard | Amatzya |
| • official | Amazya |
 A house in Amatzia built in the 1950s | |
| Etymology: Named for Amaziah of Judah | |
  Amatzia  Amatzia | |
| Coordinates: 31°31′57″N 34°54′49″E / 31.53250°N 34.91361°E / 31.53250; 34.91361 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Lakhish |
| Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Population (2021) | 219[1] |
Amatzia (Hebrew: אֲמַצְיָה) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located around 8 km southeast of Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. The population is a mix of religious and secular Israelis, and was 219 in 2021.[1]
History
The moshav was founded in 1955, and is located on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Dawayima, the scene of the 1948 Al-Dawayima massacre.[2]
It was named for King Amaziah of Judah, who, according to the Book of Kings, was killed in the Lakhish region.[3] In the past the community was a moshav shitufi but it has undergone a process of privatization and abandoned its collective nature.[citation needed]
In 2006, temporary housing was built in the area of the moshav to absorb evacuees from Katif who lived in Gush Katif until they were evacuated under Israel's unilateral disengagement plan.
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 215. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 76, ISBN 965-220-186-3
External links
- Amatzia in Lakhish Regional Council web site (in Hebrew).
- Map of Amatzia (in Hebrew).
- Aerial photograph of Amatzia.