Shtulim

Shtulim שתולים
Shtulim
Coordinates: 31°46′24″N 34°41′2″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Be'er Tuvia
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1950
Founded by	Yemenite Jewish refugees
Population  (2022)[1]	2,174
Website	www.shtulim.co.il

Shtulim (Hebrew: שְׁתוּלִים, lit. 'Planted') is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located near Ashdod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 2,174.^[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Yemen, with the name taken from a passage in the Book of Psalms 92:13: "They are planted in the house of the Lord, they flourish in the courts of our God."^[2][3]

Shtulim was built the land of the Palestinian village of Isdud, which was depopulated in 1948.^[4]

It has been flooded multiple times due to its proximity to two rivers.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. Yuval Elʻazari, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 552. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
3. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.422, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
4. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 112. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.