Sde Uziyahu

Sde Uziyahu (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה עוֹזִיָּהוּ, lit. Uzziah Field) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near the city of Ashdod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,617.^[1]

Sde Uziyahu שדה עוזיהו سدي عوزياهو
Sde Uziyahu
Coordinates: 31°45′22″N 34°40′37″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Be'er Tuvia
Affiliation	HaOved HaTzioni
Founded	1950
Founded by	Libyan Jewish refugees
Population  (2022)[1]	1,617

History

Sde Uziyahu was founded in 1950 by Jewish refugees expelled from Libya. Originally named Ashdod D, Yad Shimshon and Uziyah, it was finally named after Uzziah of Judah (Uziyahu in Hebrew), who, according to the Bible, built cities in the current location of the moshav.^[2]

Sde Uziyahu was built on the land of the Palestinian Arab village of Isdud, which was depopulated in 1948.^[3]

References

1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. Yuval Elʻazari, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 525. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
3. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 112. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.