Ge'a
גיאה
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The moshav synagogue
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  Ge'a
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| Coordinates: 31°37′37″N 34°36′14″E / 31.62694°N 34.60389°E / 31.62694; 34.60389 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Hof Ashkelon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Czechoslovak and Hungarian Jews |
| Population
(2022)[1]
| 972 |
Ge'a (Hebrew: גֵּיאָה) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located three kilometres south-east of Ashkelon near Beit Shikma and Talmei Yafeh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 972.[1]
The moshav was founded in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Czechoslovakia and Hungary, and was named after the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Jiyya, on whose lands it was built.[2]
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