Yeruham
Sign in to saveYeruham () is a town in the Southern District of Israel, in the Negev desert. It covers , and had a population of in . It is named after the Biblical Jeroham.
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Place details
- Locality
- ירוחם
- Region
- מחוז הדרום
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 10,294
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Yeruham
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Local council
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Hebrew
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- ISO 259
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
- Yroḥam
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Yeruham Aerial View.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Yeruham
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Yeruham.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Coat of arms
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Israel north negev#Israel
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 1951
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- local council in Israel
- Official name
- ירוחם
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Beersheba Subdistrict
- Population
- +10294
- Area
- +38.584
- Elevation
- +492
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.yeruham.co.il
- Image
- Yeruham Aerial View.jpg
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- Geography
- Economy
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- Culture
- Twin towns – sister cities
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Yeruham () is a town in the Southern District of Israel, in the Negev desert. It covers , and had a population of in . It is named after the Biblical Jeroham.
Until early 2011 the mayor of Yeruham was Amram Mitzna, and he was succeeded by Michael Biton of Kadima, who was elected mayor in November 2010. In 2018, dark horse candidate Tal Ohana was elected the first female mayor of Yeruham.