Talmei Eliyahu (Hebrew: תַּלְמֵי אֵלִיָּהוּ, lit.'Eliyahu Furrows') is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Eshkol area of the north-western Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 320.[1]

Talmei Eliyahu
תַּלְמֵי אֵלִיָּהוּ
Village synagogue
Village synagogue
Talmei Eliyahu is located in Northwest Negev region of Israel
Talmei Eliyahu
Talmei Eliyahu
Coordinates: 31°13′54″N 34°25′44″E / 31.23167°N 34.42889°E / 31.23167; 34.42889
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilEshkol
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1970
Founded byFrench immigrants
Population
 (2022)[1]
320

History

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The moshav was founded in 1970 by immigrants from France and was named after Eliyahu Krauze, a former head of the Mikveh Israel agricultural school. It was founded as a collective moshav and became a workers' moshav in 1974.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Yuval Elʻazari, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 570. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.