Beit Shikma

Beit Shikma (Hebrew: בֵּית שִׁקְמָה, lit. 'House of [the] Sycamore') is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 893.^[1]

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Coordinates: 31°38′12″N 34°36′26″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Hof Ashkelon
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1950
Founded by	Libyan and Moroccan Jews
Population  (2022)[1]	893

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish immigrants and refugees from Libya and Morocco. Built on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of al-Jiyya,^[2] it was named after the large sycamore fig trees in the area.^{[citation needed]}