Lahav
Lahav is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located around 20 km north of Beersheba and covering 33,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 675.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 469 residents
- Description: kibbutz in Israel
- Also known as: “Tsiklag”, “Ziglag”, and “Ẕiglag”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tell Halif and Horvat Rimmon.
Tell Halif
Heath
Tel H̱alif, formerly Tel H̱alifa is an archaeological site, a mound in northern Negev area, west from kibbutz Lahav, Israel.
Horvat Rimmon
Archaeological site
Horvat Rimmon, or simply Rimmon, alternatively Khirbet Umm er-Ramamin, is an archaeological site in the southern Judean Lowlands in Israel. Located on a low hill about 500 metres south of Lahav, it preserves the remains of a Jewish village occupied from the late Second Temple period into the early Islamic era.
Horbat Za`aq
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Horbat Za`aq is a ruins, which is situated 4 km north of Lahav.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sansana and Eshkolot.
Sansana
Village
Sansana is a religious Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the southern Judaean Mountains, to the south-west of Hebron and over the Green Line, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. Sansana is situated 3½ km southeast of Lahav.
Eshkolot
Village
Eshkolot is a secular Israeli settlement in the southern Judaean Mountains of the West Bank. Located around five kilometers from Lahav, it is organized as a community settlement and falls within the jurisdiction of the Har Hevron Regional Council. Eshkolot is situated 3½ km east of Lahav.
Al-Ramadin
Hamlet
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Ramadin is a Palestinian village located 24 kilometers southwest of Hebron and includes the smaller village of 'Arab al-Fureijat to the southeast. The village is part the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank. Al-Ramadin is situated 4 km east of Lahav.
Lahav
- Categories: kibbutz, nonprofit organization, and locality
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.37942° or 31° 22′ 46″ northLongitude
34.87011° or 34° 52′ 12″ eastPopulation
469Elevation
457 metres (1,499 feet)United Nations Location Code
IL LHVOpen location code
8G3P9VHC+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
node 278477804OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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