Kokhav Michael
כוכב מיכאל كوخاف ميخائيل | |
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Coordinates: 31°37′44″N 34°40′10″E / 31.62889°N 34.66944°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Council | Hof Ashkelon |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1950 |
Founded by | Iraqi immigrants |
Population (2022)
[1] | 1,122 |
Kokhav Michael ( Hebrew: כּוֹכַב מִיכָאֵל, lit. Star of Michael) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located between Kiryat Gat and Ashkelon, [2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,122. [1]
The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Iraq on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Kawkaba [3] (from which the moshav takes the first part of its name; the second half is from Michael Sobell a British philanthropist). They were joined by immigrants from Argentina in 1962.[ citation needed])