Zrahia
זרחיה زراحيا | |
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Coordinates: 31°40′55″N 34°44′43″E / 31.68194°N 34.74528°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Council | Shafir |
Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
Founded | 1950 |
Founded by | Iranian and Maghrebi immigrants |
Population (2021)[1] | 755 |
Zrahia (Hebrew: זְרַחְיָה) is a religious moshav in southern Israel.[2] Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 755.[1]
The village was established in 1950, on land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya.[3] Most of the founders were immigrants from Iran, though there were also some from the Maghreb, particularly Morocco. It was named[4] after Zrahia, an ancestor of Ezra (Ezra 7:4), who came to the Land of Israel after the Babylonian captivity.