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 2022 it had a population of 320.[1]
Talmei Eliyahu
תַּלְמֵי אֵלִיָּהוּ | |
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 Village synagogue | |
  Talmei Eliyahu | |
| Coordinates: 31°13′54″N 34°25′44″E / 31.23167°N 34.42889°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Eshkol |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Founded by | French immigrants |
| Population (2022)[1] | 320 |
History
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Yuval Elʻazari, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 570. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.