Yoshivia
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Yoshivia () is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In it had a population of .
==History== The village was established in 1950 by immigrants from Algeria on land which had previously belonged to the abandoned Arab village of al-Muharraqa. It was named after Yoel Ben Yoshivia, a member of the Tribe of Simeon which lived in the area and mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:35; and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel;
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