Tkuma, Israel

Coordinates: 31°26′56″N 34°34′39″E / 31.448751°N 34.577422°E / 31.448751; 34.577422
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Tkuma
תקומה‎
Village synagogue
Village synagogue
Tkuma is located in Northwest Negev region of Israel
Tkuma
Tkuma
Tkuma is located in Israel
Tkuma
Tkuma
Coordinates: 31°26′56″N 34°34′39″E / 31.448751°N 34.577422°E / 31.448751; 34.577422
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilSdot Negev
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded5–6 October 1946
Founded byEastern European Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
724

Tkuma (Hebrew: תְּקוּמָה, lit. 'Resurrection') is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located north-west of Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 724.[1]

History

Tkuma was established as a

Holocaust, and the village's name reflects the resurrection of Israel.[citation needed
]

In 1949 the village moved to its present location near the site of the

Arab village of al-Muharraqa. Scholar Benny Morris documents that Tkuma is near the al-Muharraqa site, but writer Walid Khalidi says that Tkuma, although only 2 km west of the al-Muharraqa site, is on land which once belonged to the city of Gaza.[2][3]

In the 1950s the moshav was joined by more immigrants from Eastern Europe and Tunisia.[citation needed]

Located 5 kilometers from

Color Red alert system.[4]

Tkuma morning prayers October 1946

Economy

Since the 1990s, fish-farming has been an important economic branch. The sale of fresh fish to banquet halls and restaurants in the northern Negev has provided income for several families.[5]

Archaeology

In 1964, at Yizre'am, approximately 1 km southwest of Tkuma, a clay stamp bearing a Greek inscription was discovered, identifying it as belonging to "Silvanus".[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6
    .
  3. ISBN 0-88728-224-5
  4. ^ Kershner, Isabel (December 24, 2008). "Gaza Rocket Fire Intensifies". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  5. ^ Heruti-Sover, Tali (January 18, 2009). "Gaza War Leads to Creative Marketing and Success". Haaretz. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  6. ISBN 978-3-11-033767-9
    , retrieved 2024-02-25

External links

  • Tkuma Negev Information Centre
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