Sde Moshe

Sde Moshe (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה מֹשֶׁה, lit. Moshe Field) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, about three kilometres east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 800.^[1]

Sde Moshe שְׂדֵה מֹשֶׁה‎ سدي موشي
Etymology: Moshe's Field
Sde Moshe
Coordinates: 31°36′38″N 34°48′8″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Lakhish
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1956
Population  (2022)[1]	800

History

Sde Moshe was founded in 1956 as part of a movement from the city to the village, on land of the depopulated Palestinian village Iraq al-Manshiyya.^[2]

It is named after Baron Maurice de Hirsch, whose Hebrew name was Moshe, and who was one of the founders of the Jewish Colonization Association. It was originally named "Sde Eliyahu."^[3]