Kissufim

Kissufim is a kibbutz in the northwestern desert in . Located adjacent to the at an altitude of 92 m above sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 356.
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  • Type: Village with 279 residents
  • Description: kibbutz in Israel
  • Also known as: “Kesseifim”, “Kissuffim”, and “Kisufim”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Kissufim Crossing.

Border checkpoint
Kissufim is a kibbutz in the northwestern desert in . is situated 2½ km west of Kissufim.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein HaShlosha and Nirim.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY 2.5.
is a kibbutz in the western desert, and also in the Gaza envelope in . is situated 2½ km south of Kissufim.

Village
Photo: Danny-w, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a kibbutz in the northwestern in . is situated 4½ km south of Kissufim.

Village
is a Palestinian village in the central… is situated 5 km northwest of Kissufim.

Kissufim

Latitude
31.37416° or 31° 22′ 27″ north
Longitude
34.39945° or 34° 23′ 58″ east
Population
279
Elevation
93 metres (305 feet)
UN/LOCODE
IL KSF
Open location code
8G3P99FX+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278474561
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294453
Wiki­data ID
Q249491
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Kissufim” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كسوفيم”
  • Arabic: “كيسوفيم”
  • Bulgarian: “Кисуфим”
  • Catalan: “Kissufim”
  • Cebuano: “Kissufim”
  • Chinese: “基蘇菲姆”
  • Czech: “Kisufim”
  • Dutch: “Kissufim”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كيسوفيم”
  • French: “Kissoufim”
  • French: “Kissufim”
  • German: “Kissufim”
  • Hebrew: “כיסופים”
  • Hebrew: “כסופים”
  • Hungarian: “Kiszufim”
  • Irish: “Kissufim”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kissufim”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kissufim”
  • Norwegian: “Kissufim”
  • Persian: “کیسوفیم”
  • Polish: “Kissufim”
  • Romanian: “Kissufim”
  • Russian: “Кисуфим”
  • Spanish: “Kissufim”
  • Swedish: “Kissufim”
  • Turkish: “Kissufim”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіссуфім”
  • Ukrainian: “Кісуфім”
  • Urdu: “کیسوفیم”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kisufim and Ein HaShlosha.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kisufim Camp and Kisufim Cemetery.

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