Beit Shikma
Beit Shikma is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 880.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 863 residents
- Description: human settlement in Israel
- Also known as: “Beit Shiqma”, “Beit Shiqmah”, “Bet Shikma”, “Julis”, and “Shiqma”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shikma Prison and Ni`ilya.
Shikma Prison
Prison
Shikma Prison is an Israeli prison located in Ashkelon. There are many Palestinian prisoners there including the engineer Dirar Abu Sisi who was kidnapped in Ukraine in February 2011. Among the former prisoners is Israeli scientist Mordechai Vanunu. Shikma Prison is situated 3½ km north of Beit Shikma.
Ni`ilya
Ruins
Ni'ilya was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on November 4, 1948, under Operation Yo'av. Ni`ilya is situated 3½ km west of Beit Shikma.
Givat Tzion Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: YoavR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Givat Tzion Cemetery is situated 3 km west of Beit Shikma.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ge’a and Bat Hadar.
Ge’a
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ge'a is a moshav in southern Israel. Located three kilometres south-east of Ashkelon near Beit Shikma and Talmei Yafeh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 792.
Bat Hadar
Village
Photo: Ditiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bat Hadar is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 661.
Talmei Yaffe
Village
Photo: Dannychn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Talmei Yaffe is a moshav shitufi in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 677.
Beit Shikma
- Categories: moshav, human settlement, residential area, and locality
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.63658° or 31° 38′ 12″ northLongitude
34.60854° or 34° 36′ 31″ eastPopulation
863Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
8G3PJJP5+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 698866240OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Beit Shikma” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيت شيكما”
- Czech: “Beit Shikma”
- Czech: “Bejt Šikma”
- Czech: “Bet Shiqma”
- French: “Beit Shikma”
- Hebrew: “בית שיקמה”
- Hebrew: “בית שקמה”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beit Shikma”
- Polish: “Beit Shikma”
- Polish: “Bet Shiqma”
- Polish: “Bet Szikma”
- Turkish: “Beyt Şikma”
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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 “Beit Shikma”. Photo: Bienchido, CC BY-SA 3.0.