Kmehin
Kmehin is a village in Southern District, Israel. Kmehin is situated nearby to the village Nitsana, as well as near Nitzanei Sinai.Places of Interest
Highlights include Saharonim.
Saharonim
Prison
The Saharonim Prison was an Israeli detention facility for African asylum seekers located in the Negev desert. It is the largest of a planned four camps with its total capacity of 8,000 inmates. Saharonim is situated 3½ km southeast of Kmehin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kmehin and Nitsana.
Kmehin
Village
Photo: Eladvs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kmehin is a secular moshav in the western Negev desert in Israel. Located near Nitzana, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 649.
Nitsana
Village
Photo: Wilson44691, Public domain.
Nitzana is an educational youth village and institutional settlement in southern Israel. Located in the western Negev desert, adjacent to the Egyptian border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. Nitsana is situated 3 km south of Kmehin.
Nitzanei Sinai
Village
Photo: Shuki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nitzanei Sinai, also known as Kadesh Barnea, is a community settlement in the western Negev desert in Israel. Located near Nitzana, it falls under the juridisction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 949. Nitzanei Sinai is situated 3½ km west of Kmehin.
Kmehin
- Type: Village
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.91025° or 30° 54′ 37″ northLongitude
34.43165° or 34° 25′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8G2PWC6J+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 83365029OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
“Kmehin” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “כמהין”
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