Sdot Micha
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Sdot Micha
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| Country | Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Founded by | Moroccan Jews |
| Population (2023)[1] | 351 |
Sdot Micha or Sedot Mikha (Hebrew: שְׂדוֹת מִיכָה, lit. Micha Fields) is a moshav (agricultural settlement) in central Israel. Located to the west of Beit Shemesh, it is under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 351.[1]
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History
[edit | edit source]The village was established in 1955 by immigrants from Morocco on the land of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Al-Burayj.[2] It was named after Micha Josef Berdyczewski.[3]
It is near Sdot Micha Airbase, which, according to unofficial sources, houses nuclear weapons and mobile missiles to fire them.[4]
References
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