Amatsya
Amatzia is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located around 8 km southeast of Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. The population is a mix of religious and secular Israelis, and was 190 in 2024.- Type: Village with 465 residents
- Description: moshav in Israel
- Also known as: “Amatzia”, “Amatzia, Israel”, “Amazya”, “Amaẕya”, and “من القرى المهجرة في عام 1948”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Ed Dawayima.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karmay Katif and Bney Dekalim.
Amatsya
- Categories: moshav, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Amatsya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أماتسيا”
- 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”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Amazya and Eliav.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Amatzya swimming pool and בית בד עתיק.
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