Ahihud

Ahihud
אֲחִיהוּד
Ahihud is located in Northwest Israel
Ahihud
Ahihud
Ahihud is located in Israel
Ahihud
Ahihud
Coordinates: 32°54′28″N 35°10′20″E / 32.90778°N 35.17222°E / 32.90778; 35.17222
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMateh Asher
RegionWestern Galilee
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1950
Founded byYemenite Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
925

Ahihud (Hebrew: אֲחִיהוּד) is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern Israel, about 9 km east of Acre. It was founded in 1950, settled by Jewish refugees from Yemen. It belongs to the Moshavim Movement and falls within the jurisdiction of the Mateh Asher Regional Council. The name of Ahihud is taken from a Biblical verse: "The leader of the tribe of Asher was Ahihud, son of Shlomi" (Numbers 34:27).[2]

After sources of water enabling the establishment of permanent settlements were discovered in the region, kibbutz Yasur was founded. Its area is 1,800 dunams, and most of its residents are descendants of Yemenite Jewish refugees.[3]

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.72, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
    Yizhaqi, Arie (ed.): Madrich Israel (Israel Guide: An Encyclopedia for the Study of the Land), Vol 3: Lower Galilee and Kinneret Region, Jerusalem 1978, Keter Press, p.269 (Hebrew)
  3. ^ "The Inconvenient Truth About Jews from Arab Lands: They Were Expelled".