Uza

Uza is a religious moshav in southern . Located in Hevel Lakhish around two kilometres south of and covering 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 457.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 429 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Uza, Israel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kiryat Gat and Tel Erani.

Railway station
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The railway station is an Israel Railways station in , situated on the Railway to Beersheba. It is located in the industrial zone in the east of .

Archaeological site
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or Tell esh-Sheikh Ahmed el-ʿAreini is a multi-period archaeological site on the outskirts of in the of . It is also known by the name ʻIrâq el-Menshiyeh, although thought to have borne the original Arabic name of Menshiyet es-Saḥalīn. is situated 3 km northeast of Uza.

Ruins
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al-Faluja was a Palestinian Arab village in the British Mandate for Palestine, located 30 kilometers northeast of . Al-Faluja absorbed settlers from various areas, including . is situated 4 km north of Uza.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiryat Gat and Even Shemu’el.

Town
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also spelled Qiryat Gat, is a city in the of . It lies 56 km south of , 43 km north of , and 68 km west southwest of .

Village
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Even Shmuel is a religious Zionist village in southern . Located around four kilometres south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 2,007.

Village
is a national-religious moshav in south-central . Located in the southern , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 936. is situated 3 km southwest of Uza.

Uza

Latitude
31.59248° or 31° 35′ 33″ north
Longitude
34.76495° or 34° 45′ 54″ east
Population
429
Elevation
148 metres (486 feet)
Open location code
8G3PHQR7+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278470452
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293274
Wiki­data ID
Q2776328
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Uza” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Uza”
  • German: “Uza”
  • Hebrew: “‘Uza”
  • Hebrew: “‘Uzza”
  • Hebrew: “עוזה”
  • Hebrew: “עזה”
  • Irish: “Uza”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Uza i Israel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Uza”
  • Polish: “Uza”
  • Spanish: “Uza, Israel”
  • Spanish: “Uza”
  • Turkish: “Uza”

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