Ruhama

Ruhama
רֻוחָמָה
روحامة
Ruhama is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Ruhama
Ruhama
Ruhama is located in Israel
Ruhama
Ruhama
Coordinates: 31°29′48″N 34°42′20″E / 31.49667°N 34.70556°E / 31.49667; 34.70556
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilSha'ar HaNegev
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1911 (original)
1944 (current)
Founded byRussian Jews (original)
Hashomer Hatzair members (current)
Population
 (2022)
761[1]

Ruhama (Hebrew: רֻחָמָה) is a kibbutz in the Negev desert in southern Israel. The original settlement, established in 1911, is considered the first modern Jewish settlement in the Negev.[2] Located around ten kilometres east of Sderot and surrounded by a nature reserve, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 761.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Kna'ani, Eliyahu (1981). Ruhama, the first Jewish settlement in the Negev (in Hebrew). Yad Ben Zvi. Retrieved 2007-09-18.

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