Kmehin

Kmehin is a secular moshav in the western desert in . Located near Nitzana, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 649.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Saharonim.

Prison
The Prison was an Israeli detention facility for African asylum seekers located in the . It is the largest of a planned four camps with its total capacity of 8,000 inmates. is situated 3½ km southeast of Kmehin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nitsana and Nitzanei Sinai.

Village
Photo: Wilson44691, Public domain.
Nitzana is an educational youth village and institutional settlement in southern . Located in the western desert, adjacent to the border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. is situated 3 km south of Kmehin.

Village
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, also known as Kadesh Barnea, is a community settlement in the western desert in . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 949. is situated 3½ km west of Kmehin.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Be'er Milka is a moshav in southern . Located in the central desert close to the border, around three kilometres from Kmehin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. is situated 3½ km northwest of Kmehin.

Kmehin

Latitude
30.91001° or 30° 54′ 36″ north
Longitude
34.43103° or 34° 25′ 52″ east
Population
188
Elevation
222 metres (728 feet)
Open location code
8G2PWC6J+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 970299572
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8184854
Wiki­data ID
Q613379
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Kmehin” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Kmehin”
  • Dutch: “Kmehin”
  • French: “Kmehin”
  • Hebrew: “כמהין”
  • Irish: “Kmehin”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kmehin”
  • Polish: “Kemehin”
  • Polish: “Kmehin”
  • Turkish: “Kmehin”

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