Shokeda
{{Infobox Kibbutz
| name = Shokeda
| hebname = שוקדה
| image = Wiki-Calaniyot-Shokeda-ZE-001.jpg
| caption = Anemone coronaria blossom at Shokeda forest.
| foundation = 1957
| founded_by = Moroccan Jews
| country = {{ISR}}
| district = south
| council = Sdot Negev
| affiliation = Hapoel HaMizrachi
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|Shoqeda}}
| population_footnotes = {{Israel populations|reference}}
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| coordinates = {{coord|31|25|20|N|34|31|29|E|display=inline,title}}
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Shokeda ({{langx|he|שוקדה}}) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located approximately six kilometres west of Netivot and covering 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council.[https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-even-rockets-can-t-keep-israelis-away-from-towns-near-gaza-strip-1.5165852 Even rockets can't keep Israelis away from towns near Gaza Strip] In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Shoqeda}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
History
The village was established in 1957 by the Jewish Agency for Moroccan Jewish immigrants. They arrived in two groups, and the original aim was to found two settlements; Shokeda and Tzumha. However, only one of them was established.
In the late winter months, Shokeda becomes a tourist attraction due to the multitude of wild red poppy flowers that carpet the landscape.Karen Lehman Bloch [https://books.google.com/books?id=bmuCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT181 Passage to Israel]
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/01/eco-farm-gaza/ Shokeda Eco-Farm]
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Category:Religious Israeli communities
Category:Populated places established in 1957
Category:Populated places in Southern District (Israel)