Noga, Israel
Moshav in southern Israel
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Noga (Hebrew: נֹגַהּ, lit. Light of dawn) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish between Ashkelon and Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 774.[1]
Noga
| |
|---|---|
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Official | Nogah |
| |
| Etymology: Brightness | |
  Noga Location within Ashkelon region of Israel | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′26″N 34°41′43″E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Subdistrict | Ashkelon |
| Council | Lakhish |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Founded by | Iraqi and Persian Jews |
| Population (2024)[1] | 774 |
History
The moshav was founded in 1955 by Jewish refugees to Israel from the Kingdom of Iraq and Pahlavy Iran on land located near the depopulated Arab village of al-Faluja. The name "Noga" is symbolic of the brightness of Jewish Zionist settlement in Hevel Lakhish and named after Biblical Proverbs 4:18; "But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn".[2]