Amatsya

Amatzia is a moshav in south-central . Located around 8 km southeast of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. The population is a mix of religious and secular Israelis, and was 190 in 2024.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 465 residents
  • Description: moshav in Israel
  • Also known as: “Amatzia”, “Amatzia, Israel”, “Amazya”, and “Amaẕya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ed Dawayima and Beit Loya ruins.

Ruins
Al-Dawayima, Dawaymeh or Dawayma was a Palestinian town, located in the former Hebron Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, and in what is now the Lakhish region, some 15 kilometres south-east of .

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
Khirbet Beit Lei is an archaeological tell in the of . The site preserves remains of an settlement that was occupied across multiple periods, including the Hellenistic and early Roman eras, the Byzantine and early Islamic periods, and the Mamluk period. is situated 3½ km north of Amatsya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karmay Katif and Bney Dekalim.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karmei Katif is a communal settlement in southern . Located close to the Green Line of the southern , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 833.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bnei Dekalim is a community settlement in southern . It falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council and had a population of 1,947 in 2024.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a communal settlement in south-central . Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 846.

Amatsya

Latitude
31.53247° or 31° 31′ 57″ north
Longitude
34.91431° or 34° 54′ 52″ east
Population
465
Elevation
370 metres (1,214 feet)
Open location code
8G3PGWJ7+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477282
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295706
Wiki­data ID
Q548627
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Amatsya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أماتسيا”
  • Arabic: “من القرى المهجرة في عام 1948”
  • Czech: “Amacja”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اماتسيا”
  • French: “Amatzia”
  • Hebrew: “אמציה”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Amatzia i Israel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Amatzia i Israel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Amatzia”
  • Norwegian: “Amatzia i Israel”
  • Persian: “أماتسیا (اسرائیل)”
  • Persian: “أماتسیا”
  • Polish: “Amacja”
  • Turkish: “Amatzia”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Amatzya swimming pool and בית בד עתיק.

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