Elkosh is a moshav

Moshav

Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...

 in northern Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha

Ma'alot-Tarshiha

Ma'alot-Tarshiha is a mixed city in the North District in Israel, some 20 km east of Nahariya, about 600 meter above sea level. The city was established in 1963 through a municipal merger of the Arab town of Tarshiha and the Jewish town of Ma'alot...

 and the Lebanese border

Blue Line (Lebanon)

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, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council

Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council

The Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council is a regional council in the Upper Galilee, part of the North District of Israel, situated between the towns of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Shlomi. Its offices are located in Gornot HaGalil....

. In 2006 it had a population of 348.

The village was established in 1949 by immigrants

Jewish exodus from Arab lands

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 from Yemen

Yemen

The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....

, and was named after the biblical

Bible

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 city of Elkosh, birth-town of prophet Nahum (Nahum 1:1), which was located in the area. The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Kurdistan. The village is founded on the land of the Palestinian

Palestinian territories

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 village of Dayr al-Qassi

Dayr al-Qassi

Dayr al-Qassi or Deir el-Qasi is a former Palestinian village located 26 km northeast of the city of Acre.-Geography:The village was located 26 km northeast of the city of Acre, on a rocky hill about 5 km south of the Lebanese border. It was linked by a paved road to Fassuta in...

.