Karmia
Karmia is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located between Ashkelon and the Gaza Strip, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 730.- 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.
Rutenberg Power Plant
Power station
The Rutenberg Power Station is a coal-fired power plant situated on the Mediterranean coast in Ashkelon, Israel. Rutenberg Power Plant is situated 3 km northwest of Karmia.
Beit Jirja
Ruins
Bayt Jirja or Beit Jerja was a Palestinian Arab village 15.5 km Northeast of Gaza. In 1931 the village consisted of 115 houses. It was overrun by Israeli forces during operation Yo'av in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Beit Jirja is situated 4 km east of Karmia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zikim and Yad Mordechai.
Zikim
Village
Yad Mordechai
Village
Yad Mordechai is a kibbutz in Southern Israel. Located 10 km south of Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,014.
Mavki’im
Village
Mavki'im is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 526. Mavki’im is situated 3½ km northeast of Karmia.
Karmia
- Categories: kibbutz and locality
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
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
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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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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Localities in the Area
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