Sde David (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה דָּוִד, lit. David's Field) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 649.[1]
Sde David
שְׂדֵה דָּוִד سدي داوود | |
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| Etymology: David's Field | |
  Sde David | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′37″N 34°41′2″E / 31.57694°N 34.68389°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Lakhish |
| Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Founded by | Moroccan immigrants |
| Population (2022)[1] | 649 |
History edit
The moshav was founded in 1955 by Jewish immigrants from the Moroccan youth movement HaNoar HaTzioni, as part of the effort to settle the region. It was named after Zalman David Levontin, a Russian banker, pioneer of Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel and the founder and director of the Anglo-Palestine Bank (which later became Bank Leumi).[citation needed]
Sde David was founded in 1955 on land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Burayr.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "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. 92. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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