Amatzia
אֲמַצְיָה أماتسیا | |
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• standard | Amatzya |
• official | Amazya |
Etymology: Named for Amaziah of Judah | |
Coordinates: 31°31′57″N 34°54′49″E / 31.53250°N 34.91361°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Council | Lakhish |
Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
Founded | 1955 |
Population (2021) | 219[1] |
Amatzia (Hebrew: אֲמַצְיָה) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located around 8 km southeast of Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. The population is a mix of religious and secular Israelis, and was 219 in 2021.[1]
The moshav was founded in 1955, on the ruins of the Palestinian town al-Dawayima.[2] It was named for King Amaziah of Judah, who, according to the Book of Kings, was killed in the Lakhish region.[3] In the past the community was a moshav shitufi but it has undergone a process of privatization and abandoned its collective nature.[citation needed]
In 2006, temporary housing was built in the area of the moshav to absorb evacuees from Katif who lived in Gush Katif until they were evacuated under Israel's unilateral disengagement plan.