Urim ( Hebrew אורים ) is a kibbutz located near the border with the Gaza Strip , 30 km west of Be'er Sheva .
| Kibbutz | |
| Urim | |
|---|---|
| Heb. אורים | |
| A country |  Israel |
| County | South |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | 1946 |
| Height above sea level | |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 475 people ( 2018 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 85530 |
Content
History
Kibbutz was founded in Yom Kippur in 1946 from October 5 to 6 during Operation 11 Settlements in the Negev desert .
The founders of the kibbutz were mostly Jews from Bulgaria, later settlers were mostly from North America.
Population
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Israel , the population at the beginning of 2018 was 475 people [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Official data on Israeli settlements on 12/31/2017 (Hebrew) . Central Bureau of Statistics of Israel . Date of treatment December 27, 2018.
See also
- Urim and Thummim