Neve Michael

Neve Michael
נווה מיכאל
Neve Michael from a hill overlooking the Elah Valley
Neve Michael from a hill overlooking the Elah Valley
Neve Michael is located in Jerusalem
Neve Michael
Neve Michael
Coordinates: 31°40′22″N 35°0′22″E / 31.67278°N 35.00611°E / 31.67278; 35.00611
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationHitahdut HaIkarim
Founded1958
Founded byKurdish Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
883

Neve Michael (Hebrew: נְוֵה מִיכָאֵל, lit.'Michael's Haven')[2] also known as Roglit, is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Adullam region and built upon an eminence in the far south-east end of the Elah Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 883.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ English translation follows the Judeo-Arabic translation of the Hebrew "neve" = מאוא (مأوى), in Jeremiah 50:7, published in Yosef Tobi's Poetry, Judeo-Arabic Literature and the Geniza, Tel-Aviv 2006, p. 59 (Hebrew)