Carmit

Community settlement in southern Israel

Place

Carmit

כרמית

District| Southern
Founded| 2005; 18 years ago (2005)

Carmit Hebrew: כרמית is a community settlement in the northern Negev of Israel within the jurisdiction of Meitar located near Cramim Forest.

The community was founded for olim from North America.[1] A neighborhood for ultra-orthodox Jews was also planned.[1] In 2005 the District Planning and Building Commission of the Southern Region approved the construction of 739 housing units for Carmit's Phase A. Residents moved into the first neighborhood during 2013,[2][3] with the community eventually intended to comprise over 2,500 housing units, each on an area of 1/8 acre (1/2 dunam).

Absorption to Carmit is being carried out by the Jewish National Fund,[1] the Jewish Agency, the Meitar local council and the OR Movement that has established six new communities in the Negev and Galilee – Sansana, Merchav Am, Mitzpe Ilan, Haruv, Be'er Milka, and Giv'ot Bar.

In 2011, marketing for plots of land began.[4]

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## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Developing New Communities". Jewish National Fund. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
2. ^ Dorronk (2011-02-15). "Newest Negev community - Carmit". The South African Zionist Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
3. ^ Ehud Zion Waldoks (2011-02-04). "First housing plots in new Negev community go up for sale". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
4. ^ Koriel, Ilana (February 2, 2011). "יישוב כרמית יוצא לדרך: מגרשים ראשונים למכירה" [Carmit Gets Going: First Plots for Sale]. Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 16, 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Carmit Web Site
* Or Movement
* Jewish National Fund

Coordinates: 31°20′9″N 34°54′1″E﻿ / ﻿31.33583°N 34.90028°E﻿ / 31.33583; 34.90028

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Southern District of Israel

Cities|

* Arad
* Ashdod
* Ashkelon
* Beersheba
* Dimona
* Eilat
* Kiryat Gat
* Kiryat Malakhi
* Netivot
* Ofakim
* Rahat
* Sderot

Local councils|

* Ar'arat an-Naqab
* Hura
* Kuseife
* Lakiya
* Lehavim
* Meitar
* Mitzpe Ramon
* Omer
* Shaqib al-Salam
* Tel as-Sabi
* Yeruham

Regional councils|

* al-Kasom
* Be'er Tuvia
* Bnei Shimon
* Central Arava
* Eshkol
* Hevel Eilot
* Hof Ashkelon
* Lakhish
* Merhavim
* Neve Midbar
* Ramat HaNegev
* Sdot Negev (Azata)
* Sha'ar HaNegev
* Shafir
* Tamar
* Yoav

See also|

* Beersheba metropolitan area
* Negev
* Arabah

* Other sub-divisions: Central District
* Haifa District
* Jerusalem District
* Judea and Samaria Area
* Northern District
* Tel Aviv District

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