Menuha
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Menuha ( ) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located to the north of Kiryat Gat and south of Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Menuha ( ) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located to the north of Kiryat Gat and south of Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In it had a population of . ==History== It was founded in 19531 by Jewish refugees to Israel from Kurdistan region of Iraq, adjacent to the ruins of the Arab Palestinian village Jusayr, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Along with neighboring Nahla, it was named after "Biblical passage "Blessed be the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel ..." (1 Kings 8:56) and for the Menuha VeNahala (Hebrew: מנוחה ונחלה) organization that founded Rehovot. Menuha means "rest" or "ease" in Hebrew. ==References==
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