Middle East
Israel
Southern District

Zikim

Zikim is a kibbutz in southern . Located in the northern desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 944.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Shikma Reservoir and Rutenberg Power Plant.

Reservoir
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Power station
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The Rutenberg Power Station is a coal-fired power plant situated on the Mediterranean coast in , .

Ruins
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was an Israeli settlement in the north of the . In 2005, it had a population of 389. During the Gaza war, the site came under full operational control of the Israel Defense Forces and is currently used as a military outpost. is situated 3½ km southwest of Zikim.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karmia and Yad Mordechai.

Village
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is a kibbutz in southern . Located between and the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 742.

Village
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is a kibbutz in . Located 10 km south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 987. is situated 4½ km southeast of Zikim.

Village
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is a moshav in southern . Located in the north-west , just at the northern border with the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,242. is situated 4½ km southeast of Zikim.

Zikim

Latitude
31.6089° or 31° 36′ 32″ north
Longitude
34.52075° or 34° 31′ 15″ east
Population
852
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IL ZKM
Open location code
8G3PJG5C+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92380270
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293050
Wiki­data ID
Q202898
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Zikim” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “زيكيم”
  • Catalan: “Zikim”
  • Chinese: “齊金”
  • Chinese: “齐基姆”
  • Czech: “Zikim”
  • Dutch: “Zikim”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “زيكيم”
  • French: “Zikim”
  • German: “Zikim”
  • Greek: “Ζικίμ”
  • Hebrew: “זיקים”
  • Hungarian: “Zikim”
  • Indonesian: “Zikim”
  • Irish: “Zikim”
  • Italian: “Zikim”
  • Korean: “지킴”
  • Malay: “Zikim”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ziqim”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Zikim”
  • Norwegian: “Zikim”
  • Persian: “زیکیم”
  • Polish: “Zikim”
  • Polish: “Ziqim”
  • Romanian: “Zikim”
  • Russian: “Зиким”
  • Spanish: “Zikim”
  • Turkish: “Zikim”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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