Arugot
Arugot
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  Arugot Location within Ashkelon region of Israel | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′5″N 34°46′15″E / 31.73472°N 34.77083°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Subdistrict | Ashkelon |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia Regional Council |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Polish and Romanian Jews |
| Population (2024)[1] | 1,243 |
Arugot (Hebrew: עֲרוּגוֹת, lit. 'garden terraces or beds'),[2] is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2024 its population was 1,243.[1]
History
The moshav was founded in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Poland and Romania on land near the depopulated Palestinian village of Qastina.[3] Its name was taken from the Book of Ezekiel 17:7.[4]
Economy
Agriculture in Moshav Arugot[5] today is mainly based on table grapes and other fruits.
In the center of the moshav there is a commemorative monument to the victims of Arugot who fell in Israel's battles, and in its eastern agricultural areas.
References
- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ arugah. Strong's Concordance via biblehub.com. Retrieved 6 Oct 2021.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 131. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ↑ Elʻazari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 435. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
- ↑ "מושב ערוגות, שפלה דרומית". www.homee.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2026-04-17.