Rehov

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Rehov
רחוב
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Rehov is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Rehov
Rehov
Coordinates: 32°27′03″N 35°29′23″E / 32.45083°N 35.48972°E / 32.45083; 35.48972Coordinates: 32°27′03″N 35°29′23″E / 32.45083°N 35.48972°E / 32.45083; 35.48972
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilValley of Springs
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1951
Founded byKurdish and Moroccan immigrants
Population
 (2019)[1]
401

Rehov (Hebrew: רחוב) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located four kilometres south of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 401.[1]

History

The moshav was established in 1951 by immigrants from Kurdistan and Morocco on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Farwana.[2] The name was taken from the ancient city of Tel Rehov, which was located in the area.

References

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains:The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 47. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.