Karmia

Karmia is a kibbutz in southern . Located between and the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 730.
Wikipedia
Photo: Dtarad, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 644 residents
  • Description: Kibbutz in Southern Israel
  • Also known as: “Herbya”, “Hirbiya”, “Hirbiyah”, “Hirbya”, “Karmiya”, and “Karmiyah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shikma Reservoir and Rutenberg Power Plant.

Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
The Rutenberg Power Station is a coal-fired power plant situated on the Mediterranean coast in , . is situated 3 km northwest of Karmia.

Ruins
Bayt Jirja or Beit Jerja was a Palestinian Arab village 15.5 km Northeast of . In 1931 the village consisted of 115 houses. It was overrun by forces during operation Yo'av in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. is situated 4 km east of Karmia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zikim and Yad Mordechai.

Village
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is a kibbutz in southern . Located in the northern desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 997.

Village
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 2.5.
is a kibbutz in . Located 10 km south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,014.

Village
Photo: Ditiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mavki'im is a moshav in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 526. is situated 3½ km northeast of Karmia.

Karmia

Latitude
31.60535° or 31° 36′ 19″ north
Longitude
34.54302° or 34° 32′ 35″ east
Population
644
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8G3PJG4V+46
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1710530036
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294576
Wiki­data ID
Q2777935
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Karmia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كرميا”
  • Arabic: “كرمييه”
  • Arabic: “هربيا‎”
  • Czech: “Karmia”
  • Czech: “Karmija”
  • Czech: “Karmiyya”
  • French: “Karmia”
  • Greek: “Καρμίγια”
  • Hebrew: “כרמיה”
  • Hebrew: “קיבוץ כרמיה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Karmia”
  • Persian: “کرمیا (کیبوتص اسرائیلی)”
  • Persian: “کرمیا”
  • Polish: “Karmija”
  • Polish: “Karmijja”
  • Portuguese: “Karmia”
  • Russian: “Кармия”
  • Spanish: “Karmia”
  • Turkish: “Karmia”
  • Urdu: “کرمیا”

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