Beit Shikma | |
Hebname: | בית שיקמה |
Arname: | بيت شيكما |
Foundation: | 1950 |
Founded By: | Libyan and Moroccan Jews |
District: | south |
Council: | Hof Ashkelon |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel ashkelon#Israel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 31.6367°N 34.6072°W |
Beit Shikma (he|בֵּית שִׁקְמָה, lit. House of Sycamore) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish immigrants and refugees from Libya and Morocco. Built on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of al-Jiyya,[1] it was named after the large sycamore fig trees in the area.