Naham Colony

Naham is a settlement located in the central region of the occupied Palestinian territory, near the settlement of Beit Shemesh. TheNahum moshav was established in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Yemen and Cochin, on part of the lands belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of ‘Artuf in the Jerusalem District, as well as the former moshava Har Tuv, both of which were depopulated during the 1948 ethnic cleansing war. The settlement was named after a member of the Tribe of Judah. As of 2022, the number of settlers residing there was 532.