Shekhanya
Sign in to saveShekhanya () is a community settlement in northern Israel. It is named after a priest family from the Bible (2 Chronicles 24:11). Located in the Galilee between Karmiel and Shefar'am, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In it had a population of .
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Within Vinony's link graph, Shekhanya is referenced by 36 other articles, and connects out to Israel, Hebrew and Jewish people.
It is catalogued under topics including 1980 establishments in Israel, Agricultural Union and Community settlements.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- מועצה אזורית משגב
- Region
- מחוז הצפון
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 814
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Misgav Regional Council
- Population
- 740
- Elevation
- 446
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Shekhanya.jpg
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- inception
- 1980-00-00
- postal code
- 20181
- Commons category
- Shekhania
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- Etymology
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Shekhanya () is a community settlement in northern Israel. It is named after a priest family from the Bible (2 Chronicles 24:11). Located in the Galilee between Karmiel and Shefar'am, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In it had a population of .
== Etymology == Shekhanya derives its name from the ancient Jewish priestly clan of the same name. This clan was one of the twenty-four priestly divisions and had its residence in the nearby settlement of Kabul.
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