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Israel
Southern District

Otzem

Otzem is a moshav in southern . Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 853.
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  • Type: Village with 653 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Lakhish 1”, “Lakhish 1.”, and “Otsem”

Places of Interest

Highlights include yeshivat ner zerach and Bayt ‘Affa.

University
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is an university.

Ruins
Bayt 'Affa was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated and destroyed during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. It was located 29 km northeast of and Wadi al-Rana ran east of the village. is situated 3 km north of Otzem.

Memorial
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nehora and Noga.

Village
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is a community settlement in southern . Located on the about 5 km west in south-central and just to the east of Route 352, across the road from Noga, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council.

Village
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is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 739.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in southern in Hevel Lakhish, near the town of . It is part of the Lakhish Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 654.

Otzem

Latitude
31.63665° or 31° 38′ 12″ north
Longitude
34.70256° or 34° 42′ 9″ east
Population
653
Elevation
101 metres (331 feet)
Open location code
8G3PJPP3+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278475763
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293957
Wiki­data ID
Q2889057
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Otzem” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عوتسم”
  • Czech: “Ocem”
  • Czech: “Otzem”
  • Czech: “Ozem”
  • Dutch: “Otzem”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “عوتسم”
  • French: “Otzem”
  • Hebrew: “‘Oẕem”
  • Hebrew: “עוצם”
  • Hebrew: “עצם”
  • Irish: “Otzem”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Otzem”
  • Polish: “Ozem”
  • Russian: “Оцем”
  • Turkish: “Otzem”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Otzem”. Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.