No'am (Hebrew: נֹעַם, נועם, lit. 'Pleasantness') is a religious moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 342.[1]
No'am
נועם | |
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  No'am | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′2″N 34°47′20″E / 31.56722°N 34.78889°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Shafir |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Founded by | Maghrebi Jewish immigrants and refugees |
| Population (2022)[1] | 342 |
History
editThe village was established in 1955 by Hapoel HaMizrachi. The first residents were Jewish immigrants from the Maghreb, most of whom were from Morocco. They were later joined by more Jewish immigrants from Iran and Iraq. It was named after the Biblical book Proverbs 3:17: The Wisdom - "Her ways are ways of pleasantness".[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.49, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (in Hebrew)