Horshim

Horshim
חוֹרְשִׁים
حورشيم
Horshim
Coordinates: 32°8′18.6″N 34°58′14.52″E / 32.138500°N 34.9707000°E / 32.138500; 34.9707000Coordinates: 32°8′18.6″N 34°58′14.52″E / 32.138500°N 34.9707000°E / 32.138500; 34.9707000
District Central
Council Drom HaSharon
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 1955
Population (2015)[1] 311

Horshim (Hebrew: חוֹרְשִׁים, lit. Ploughmen) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the south of the Sharon plain and covering 3,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 311.

Etymology

The village's name is taken from the biblical valley of Charashim (I Chron. 4:14)."[2]

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.201 , ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
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