Horshim

Horshim
חוֹרְשִׁים
Horshim is located in Central Israel
Horshim
Horshim
Coordinates: 32°8′19″N 34°58′15″E / 32.13861°N 34.97083°E / 32.13861; 34.97083
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilDrom HaSharon
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1955
Population
 (2022)[1]
350

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 2022 it had a population of 350.[1]

The kibbutz industries include Termokir (a building materials manufacturer) and various forms of agriculture such as a dairy and an avocado farm.

Etymology

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  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)