- Shokeda
Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Shokeda
foundation = 1957
founded_by =Moroccan Jews
region = North-westernNegev
council = Sdot Negev
industry =
affiliation =Hapoel HaMizrachi
website =Shokeda ( _he. שוקדה) is a religious
moshav in southernIsrael . Located around six kilometres west ofNetivot and covering 6,000dunam s, it falls under the jurisdiction ofSdot Negev Regional Council . In 2006 it had a population of 224.The village was established in 1957 by the Jewish Agency for immigrants from
Morocco . They arrived in two groups, and the original aim was to found two settlements; Shokeda and Tzumha. However, only one of them was established.
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