Shitim

Place in Southern, Israel

Shitim

שיטים‎
شيتيم

Shitim

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Coordinates: 30°10′36″N 35°00′59″E﻿ / ﻿30.17667°N 35.01639°E﻿ / 30.17667; 35.01639
Country|  Israel
District| Southern
Council| Hevel Eilot
Founded| 1984
Population

(2019)[1]

| 4

Shitim (Hebrew: שיטים) is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located in the Arabah valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 4.[1]

## History

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The village was established in 1984 as a Nahal settlement, with soldiers often living at the site following the end of a combat role and working in nearby kibbutzim. In the early 1990s, the nearby army base was taken over by a different battalion, which largely operated in the West Bank. This caused disruption in the day-to-day agricultural activities of the village and it was abandoned by the IDF in 1997, with the site given to kibbutz Ketura. Attempts to establish a civilian village at the site failed and the settlement was dismantled.

In 2002 a group of followers of Rajneesh founded a guesthouse on the site under the name 'Ashram BaMidbar' (Ashram in the Desert), with people working at the guesthouse re-establishing the village.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

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Hevel Eilot Regional Council

Kibbutzim|

* Eilot
* Elifaz
* Grofit
* Ketura
* Lotan
* Neot Smadar
* Neve Harif
* Samar
* Yahel
* Yotvata

Community settlements|

* Be'er Ora
* Shaharut
* Shitim

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Israel

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