Shokeda
| Shokeda שׁוֹקֵדָה | |
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Anemone coronaria blossom at Shokeda forest. | |
  Shokeda | |
| Coordinates: 31°25′19.56″N 34°31′28.2″E / 31.4221000°N 34.524500°ECoordinates: 31°25′19.56″N 34°31′28.2″E / 31.4221000°N 34.524500°E | |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Sdot Negev |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founded by | Moroccan Jews |
| Population (2015)[1] | 405 |
Shokeda (Hebrew: שׁוֹקֵדָה) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located approximately six kilometres west of Netivot and covering 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 405.
History
The village was established in 1957 by the Jewish Agency for immigrants from Morocco. They arrived in two groups, and the original aim was to found two settlements; Shokeda and Tzumha. However, only one of them was established.
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- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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