Noga, Israel
Moshav in southern Israel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Noga (Hebrew: נֹגַהּ, lit. Light of dawn) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish between Ashkelon and Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 590.[1]
Noga
נֹגַהּ, נוגה نوغا | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • official | Nogah |
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| Etymology: Brightness | |
  Noga | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′26″N 34°41′43″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Lakhish |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Founded by | Iraqi and Persian Jews |
| Population (2022)[1] | 590 |
The moshav was founded in 1955 by Jewish refugees to Israel from the Kingdom of Iraq and Pahlavy Iran on part of the land of the depopulated Arab village of al-Faluja. The name "Noga" is symbolic of the brightness of Jewish Zionist settlement in Hevel Lakhish and named after Biblical Proverbs 4:18; "But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn".[2]
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