Middle East
Israel
Southern District

Berekhya

Berekhya is a moshav in southern . Located four kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,292.
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  • Type: Village with 1,270 residents
  • Description: moshav in Israel
  • Also known as: “Berekhyah” and “Birkiya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ashkelon and Kfar Silver.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The railway station is a railway station that is located in , . It is the southern terminus of the Binyamina–– and the –– suburban lines.

School
is a youth village in southern . Located near , the village falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 279.

Prison
is an Israeli prison located in . There are many Palestinian prisoners there including the engineer Dirar Abu Sisi who was kidnapped in in February 2011. Among the former prisoners is Israeli scientist Mordechai Vanunu. is situated 3 km west of Berekhya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mash’en and Hodaya.

Village
Photo: Ditiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mash'en is a moshav in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 956.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hodiya is a moshav in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 903.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nir Yisrael is a moshav in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 870.

Berekhya

Latitude
31.67094° or 31° 40′ 15″ north
Longitude
34.62447° or 34° 37′ 28″ east
Population
1,270
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
8G3PMJCF+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 698782864
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295497
Wiki­data ID
Q2890063
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Berekhya” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Berechija”
  • Czech: “Berechja”
  • Czech: “Berekhya”
  • French: “Berekhya”
  • German: “Berekhya”
  • Hebrew: “ברכיה”
  • Hebrew: “בֶּרֶכְיָה”
  • Irish: “Berekhya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Berekhya”
  • Polish: “Berechja”
  • Polish: “Berekhia”
  • Turkish: “Berekhya”

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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 “Berekhya”. Photo: Bienchido, CC BY-SA 3.0.