Talmei Eliyahu

Talmei Eliyahu (Hebrew: תַּלְמֵי אֵלִיָּהוּ, lit. Eliyahu Furrows) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Eshkol area of the north-western Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 302.[1]

Talmei Eliyahu

תַּלְמֵי אֵלִיָּהוּ
تلمي إلياهو
Village synagogue
Talmei Eliyahu
Coordinates: 31°13′54″N 34°25′44″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilEshkol
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1970
Founded byFrench immigrants
Population
 (2019)[1]
302

History

The moshav was founded in 1970 by immigrants from France and was named after Eliyahu Krauze, a former head of the Mikveh Israel agricultural school. It was founded as a collective moshav and became a workers' moshav in 1974.[2]

References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 570. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.CS1 maint: others (link)
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