Horshim

Kibbutz in central Israel

Place in Central, Israel

Horshim

חוֹרְשִׁים

Horshim

Coordinates: 32°8′19″N 34°58′15″E﻿ / ﻿32.13861°N 34.97083°E﻿ / 32.13861; 34.97083
Country| Israel
District| Central
Council| Drom HaSharon
Affiliation| Kibbutz Movement
Founded| 1955
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)

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Drom HaSharon Regional Council

Kibbutzim|

* Einat
* Eyal
* Givat HaShlosha
* Horashim
* Nahshonim
* Nir Eliyahu
* Ramat HaKovesh

Moshavim|

* Adanim
* Elishama
* Gan Haim
* Ganei Am
* Gat Rimon
* Givat Hen
* Hagor
* Kfar Ma'as
* Kfar Malal
* Kfar Sirkin
* Magshimim
* Neve Yamin
* Neve Yarak
* Sde Warburg
* Sdei Hemed
* Tzofit
* Tzur Natan
* Yarhiv
* Yarkona

Community settlements|

* Matan
* Nirit
* Tzur Yitzhak

Other locale|

* Beit Berl
* Ramot HaShavim

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