Urim, Israel

Urim (Hebrew: אוּרִים, lit. Lights) is a kibbutz in the Negev desert in southern Israel. Located near the border of the Gaza Strip and about 30 kilometers west of Beersheba,[2] the kibbutz falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 510.[1]

Urim
אוּרִים‎
أوريم
Urim
Urim
Coordinates: 31°18′15″N 34°31′25″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilEshkol
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded6 October 1946
Founded byBulgarian Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
510

History

Kibbutz Urim was founded on 6 October 1946 as one of the 11 points in the Negev by a gar'in of young Jews from Bulgaria,[3] later joined by North American members of Habonim.[4] According to Walid Khalidi, Urim was established on land which had belonged to the Palestinian village of Al-Imara. Al-Imara became depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and Urim was established about 1 km south of the village site.[5]

Economy

Kibbutz Urim operated a blanket factory that was devastated by fire in the 1980s.[6] Today Noam Urim manufacturers needle-punched nonwoven fabrics.[7] Kibbutz Urim is a co-owner of Ora Field Crops, which is operates together with Kibbutz Kissufim also in the northwestern Negev. The cultivated area is about 27,000 dunam (almost 6,700 acres). Over two-thirds of the fields are irrigated from water sources supplied by water mains with hydraulic valves, communications and automation networks. Autumn crops include potatoes, carrots, radishes, wheat, barley and onions; spring crops include sunflowers, peanuts and corn. The summer crop is table grapes.[8]

References
  1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. TIGI completes installation of an industrial solar heat system in Israel
  3. Survivor: Aaron M. Cohen
  4. 50th anniversary of the 11 Negev settlements
  5. Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 73. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  6. Benmeir, P.; Sagi, A.; Rosenberg, L. (1989). "An example of burn prevention: The 'urim' factory fire". Burns. 15 (4): 252–253. doi:10.1016/0305-4179(89)90043-0.
  7. Company Cameo: Noam Urim
  8. Maintaining quality crops in the desert
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