Ge'alya

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Ge'alya
foundation = 1948
founded_by = Bulgarian immigrants
region = Coastal plain
council = Gan Raveh
industry =
affiliation = Moshavim Movement
website = [http://www.gealya.co.il/ www.gealya.co.il]

Ge'alya, sometimes written Galia ( _he. גְּאַלְיָה), is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain and covering 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,200.

The moshav was founded in 1948 by new immigrants from Bulgaria. It is located near the ancient site of Tel Shalaf, where Iron Age artefacts have been found, [ [http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/report_detail_eng.asp?id=437&mag_id=111 Yavne, Survey Map] Israel Antiquities Authority] and which is associated with the city of Eltekeh.

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External links

* [http://www.gealya.co.il/ Official website] he icon