Lehavim
Sign in to saveLehavim () is an affluent town in southern Israel. Founded in 1983 and located in the northern Negev around 15 km north of Beersheba, it has a local council government. In it had a population of .
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Place details
- Locality
- להבים
- Region
- מחוז הדרום
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 6,415
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Lehavim
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Local council
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Lehavim Aerial View.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Israel north negev#Israel
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Southern
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1983
- Settlement.leader_title
- Head of Municipality
- Settlement.leader_name
- Elad Arazi
- Settlement.unit_pref
- dunam
- Settlement.population_density_km2
Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 1985
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Beersheba Subdistrict
- Population
- +6977
- Area
- +2.621
- Elevation
- +305
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Lehavim Gome St. end walkway.jpeg
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Article
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Lehavim () is an affluent town in southern Israel. Founded in 1983 and located in the northern Negev around 15 km north of Beersheba, it has a local council government. In it had a population of .
==History== thumb|200px|Lehavim synagogue|left Lehavim, originally called "Givat Lahav," covers an area of 2,525 dunams (2.5 km2). It is one of Beersheba's three satellite towns (the others are Omer and Meitar). Most of the inhabitants commute to Beersheba for work. Lehavim is an upper-middle class community of detached homes surrounded by palm trees and gardens. As of 2017, it received the highest ranking on the Israeli Socio-Economic Index (10 out of 10) according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics along with only three other municipalities (Omer, Kfar Shmaryahu and Savyon). The town has a library, a country club, kindergartens, a school, two synagogues, and a commercial center. Lehavim achieved municipal status in 1988.