Kokhav Michael

Kokhav Michael (Hebrew: כּוֹכַב מִיכָאֵל, lit. Star of Michael) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located between Kiryat Gat and Ashkelon,^[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,101.^[1]

Kokhav Michael כוכב מיכאל كوخاف ميخائيل
Entrance to Kokhav Michael
Kokhav Michael
Coordinates: 31°37′44″N 34°40′10″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Hof Ashkelon
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1950
Founded by	Iraqi immigrants
Population  (2023)[1]	1,101

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Iraq on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Kawkaba^[3] (from which the moshav takes the first part of its name; the second half is from Michael Sobell, a British philanthropist). They were joined by immigrants from Argentina in 1962.^[4])