Afikim
Sign in to saveAfikim () is an Israeli kibbutz affiliated with the Kibbutz Movement located in the Jordan Valley three kilometers from the Sea of Galilee. It is within the jurisdiction of the Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of .
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- Israel village.name
- Afikim
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- Afikim 2014 July 04.JPG
- Israel village.hebname
- אפיקים
- Israel village.founded
- 1932
- Israel village.founded_by
- Russian Hashomer Hatzair Members
- Israel village.region
- Jordan Valley
- Israel village.affiliation
- Kibbutz Movement
- Israel village.pushpin_map
- Israel northeast#Israel
- Israel village.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
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Afikim () is an Israeli kibbutz affiliated with the Kibbutz Movement located in the Jordan Valley three kilometers from the Sea of Galilee. It is within the jurisdiction of the Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of .
==Etymology== The name Afikim means "riverbeds", and refers to the Jordan River and its tributary, the Yarmuk River, and is also taken from the Bible, Ezekiel 34:13: "I will pasture them ... in the riverbeds."