Giv'at Ko'ah


Giv'at Ko'ah is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the south of Petah Tikva, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In it had a population of.

History

The village was founded on 2 July 1950 by immigrants from Yemen. It was named for the 28 soldiers from the Alexandroni Brigade who died in fighting at Qula during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. A monument to these soldiers is located on a hill about 3 km east of the village.
Giv'at Ko'ah, along with Tirat Yehuda and Bareket, is located near the former Palestinian village of village of al-Tira, which was destroyed during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
Giv'at Ko'ah was also home to a group of Cochin Jews who emigrated from the village of Chendamangalam, India. In 2010, the Nehemiah Mott Synagogue was built in Giv'at Ko'ah, named after a Yemenite kabbalist revered by this community.