Petahya
{{Short description|Moshav in central Israel}}
{{Infobox Kibbutz
| name = Petahya
| hebname = {{Script/Hebrew|פְּתַחְיָה}}
| image = Petahya.jpg
| foundation = 1951
| founded_by = Tunisian immigrants
| district = center
| council = Gezer
| affiliation = HaOved HaTzioni
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|Petahya}}
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| pushpin_map=Israel center ta |pushpin_mapsize=250 | pushpin_label_position = bottom
| coordinates = {{coord|31|52|3|N|34|53|14|E|display=inline,title}}
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Petahya ({{langx|he|פְּתַחְיָה}}) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Mazkeret Batya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Petahya}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
History
The village was established in 1951 by immigrants from the Tunisian youth movement HaNoar HaTzioni. They were later joined by immigrants from Algeria and India. It was initially named Gezer 10, but later renamed Petahya, a word derived from "a personal name in [the] Bible .. (I Chron. 24:16)".Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.378, {{ISBN|965-220-186-3}}Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources. Translated from Hebrew, Jerusalem 1962 (Israel Prime Minister’s Office. The Israeli Program for Scientific Translations) p.223
Today, the main agricultural activity is vineyard cultivation.
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Category:Algerian-Jewish culture in Israel
Category:Indian-Jewish culture in Israel
Category:Populated places established in 1951
Category:Populated places in Central District (Israel)