Tlamim

Coordinates: 31°33′47″N 34°40′10″E / 31.56306°N 34.66944°E / 31.56306; 34.66944
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Tlamim
תְּלָמִים
تلاميم
Etymology: Furrows
Tlamim is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Tlamim
Tlamim
Coordinates: 31°33′47″N 34°40′10″E / 31.56306°N 34.66944°E / 31.56306; 34.66944
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilLakhish
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1950
Population
 (2022)[1]
900

Tlamim (Hebrew: תְּלָמִים, lit. Furrows) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 900.[1]

History[edit]

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish refugees from the island of Djerba in Tunisia as part of the effort to settle the region. Its name is derived from a verse in the Book of Psalms (65:11): "Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly, thou settlest the furrows thereof."[2]

It was founded on the land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Burayr.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.71, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 92. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.