Nofekh
Community settlement in central Israel
title: "Nofekh" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["community-settlements", "populated-places-established-in-1949", "populated-places-in-central-district-(israel)", "1949-establishments-in-israel", "moroccan-jewish-culture-in-israel"] description: "Community settlement in central Israel" topic_path: "geography/israel" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nofekh" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Community settlement in central Israel ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Israel village"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Nofekh |
| hebname | נופך |
| image | 110368 nofech village PikiWiki Israel.jpg |
| foundation | 1949 |
| founded_by | Moroccan immigrants |
| country | |
| district | center |
| council | Hevel Modi'in |
| popyear | |
| population | |
| population_footnotes | |
| pushpin_map | Israel center ta#Israel |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
| name = Nofekh | hebname = נופך | image = 110368 nofech village PikiWiki Israel.jpg | foundation = 1949 | founded_by = Moroccan immigrants | country = | district = center | council = Hevel Modi'in | popyear = | population = | population_footnotes = | affiliation = | pushpin_map = Israel center ta#Israel | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_label_position = bottom | coordinates = | website = Nofekh () is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Etymology
Its name is taken from one of the 12 stones in the Hoshen, the sacred breastplate worn by a Jewish high priest, mentioned in Exodus 28:18. Nearby Shoham, Bareket, Leshem and Ahlama (the former name of Beit Arif) were also named after the Hoshen stones.
History
The village was established by immigrants from Morocco in 1949 on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Rantiya.
References
References
- Carta. (1993). "Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land". Carta.
- Khalidi, Walid. (1992). "All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948". Institute for Palestine Studies.
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