Elkosh

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Elkosh אֶלְקוֹשׁ‎
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Coordinates: 33°2′0″N 35°19′22″E / 33.03333°N 35.32278°E / 33.03333; 35.32278
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Ma'ale Yosef
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1949
Founded by	Yemenite Jews
Population  (2022)[1]	275

Elkosh (Hebrew: אֶלְקוֹשׁ) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha and the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 275.^[1]

The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Yemen on land that had belonged to the Palestinian villages of Dayr al-Qassi and Al-Mansura, both depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.^[2]

It was named after the biblical city of Elkosh, the birthplace of prophet Nahum (Nahum 1:1), which was located in the area.^[3] The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Kurdistan.^[4]