Ge'a

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.^[1]

Ge'a גיאה
The moshav synagogue
Ge'a
Coordinates: 31°37′37″N 34°36′14″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Hof Ashkelon
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1949
Founded by	Czechoslovak and Hungarian Jews
Population  (2022)[1]	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.^[2]