Yehiam

Yehiam יְחִיעָם‎
Yehi'am dining hall
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Coordinates: 32°59′45″N 35°13′14″E / 32.99583°N 35.22056°E / 32.99583; 35.22056
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Mateh Asher
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1946
Founded by	Hashomer Hatzair Members Hungarian Holocaust Survivors
Population  (2022)	778[1]
Website	www.yechiam.org.il

Yehiam (Hebrew: יְחִיעָם) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located at the western Upper Galilee, eight miles east of the coastal town of Nahariya and 14 miles south-east of the border with Lebanon it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 778.^[1] It is located around 365 meters above sea level

Yehiam is situated next to the ruins of the Ottoman-era castle of Jiddin, built on top of the 13th-century Crusader castle of Judin.