Middle East
Israel
Southern District

Bitkha

Bitkha is a moshav in southern . Located in the north-western desert near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 885.
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  • Type: Village with 777 residents
  • Description: place in Southern
  • Also known as: “Bitcha”, “Bitha”, “Bitẖa”, and “Bithah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ofakim and Patish Fortress.

Railway station
Photo: Yair100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The railway station is a railway station situated in , . It is located on the Ashkelon–Beersheba railway between and and was opened to the public on December 31, 2015.

Ruins
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
is a ruins, which is situated 3 km south of Bitkha.

Cemetery
Photo: YoavR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km southwest of Bitkha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gilat and Peduim.

Village
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is a moshav in southern . Located in the western desert between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,642.

Village
Photo: Orrling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in southern . Located in the north-western desert near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 499.

Village
Photo: Danny-w, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a moshav in southern . Located in the north-western desert, two kilometres north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 794. is situated 3 km west of Bitkha.

Bitkha

Latitude
31.33496° or 31° 20′ 6″ north
Longitude
34.63322° or 34° 37′ 60″ east
Population
777
Elevation
126 metres (413 feet)
Open location code
8G3P8JMM+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 707396589
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295398
Wiki­data ID
Q2889005
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Bitkha” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيتخا”
  • Czech: “Bitcha”
  • Czech: “Bitha”
  • French: “Bitha”
  • Hebrew: “בטחה”
  • Hebrew: “ביטחה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bitha”
  • Polish: “Bitcha”
  • Polish: “Bitha”
  • Turkish: “Bitha”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bitkha”. Photo: מיכאלי, CC BY-SA 2.5.