Hodiya

Hodiya (Hebrew: הוֹדִיָּה) is a moshav in southern Israel.

Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council.

[1] The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants from India on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Julis.

[2] Today most of the residents are immigrants, or descendants of immigrants from Iran and Yemen.

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