Amatzia (Hebrew: אֲמַצְיָה) 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 263 in 2019.[1]

Amatzia אֲמַצְיָה‎ أماتسیا
Hebrew transcription(s)
• standard	Amatzya
• official	Amazya
A house in Amatzia built in the 1950s
Etymology: Named for Amaziah of Judah
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Coordinates: 31°31′57″N 34°54′49″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Lakhish
Affiliation	Mishkei Herut Beitar
Founded	1955
Population  (2019)	263[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1955, and is located on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Dawayima, the scene of the 1948 Al-Dawayima massacre.[2]

It was named for King Amaziah of Judah, who, according to the Book of Kings, was killed in the Lakhish region.[3] In the past the community was a moshav shitufi but it has undergone a process of privatization and abandoned its collective nature.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, temporary housing was built in the area of the moshav to absorb evacuees from Katif who lived in Gush Katif until they were evacuated under Israel's unilateral disengagement plan.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amatzia.

• Amatzia in Lakhish Regional Council web site (in Hebrew).
• Map of Amatzia (in Hebrew).
• Aerial photograph of Amatzia.