Chazerim
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| hebrew : | חֲצֵרִים | ||
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| District : | south | ||
| Founded : | October 1946 | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 14 ' N , 34 ° 43' E | ||
| Height : | 240 m | ||
| Residents : | 832 (as of 2018) | ||
| Community code : | 0397 | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 2 | ||
| Community type: | Kibbutz | ||
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Chazerim ( Hebrew חֲצֵרִים) is a kibbutz west of Beersheba in the Negev desert in southern Israel .
Netafim, one of the world's largest manufacturers of artificial irrigation systems, is based in Chazerim . The kibbutz holds 20 percent of the company's shares in Netafim.
history
The kibbutz was founded on the night of October 5th to 6th, 1946 as part of Operation Eleven Points . The name means "homestead" and was taken from the Bible (Deuteronomy 2.23a) because there homesteads in this area are mentioned: "the Avwiter who lived in homesteads as far as Gaza".
economy
There is a five hundred hectare jojoba plantation in Chazerim, which in 2018 will produce a fifth of world production of jojoba oil.
Culture and sights
The IAF Aviation Academy and the Israeli Air Force Museum are located at Chazerim Air Base .
Web links
- Kibbutz website (Hebrew)
Individual evidence
- ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Jan Grossarth: Something grows in the desert. In: www.faz.net. December 12, 2018, accessed December 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Israel and Jordan: Something grows in the desert . In: FAZ.NET . December 12, 2018, ISSN 0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed April 8, 2020]).