Bney Dekalim
Bnei Dekalim is a community settlement in southern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council and had a population of 1,947 in 2024.Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 1,210 residents
- Description: Community settlement in southern Israel
- Also known as: “Bnei Dekalim”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ed Dawayima.
Ed Dawayima
Ruins
Al-Dawayima, Dawaymeh or Dawayma was a Palestinian town, located in the former Hebron Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, and in what is now the Lakhish region, some 15 kilometres south-east of Kiryat Gat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amatsya and Eliav.
Amatsya
Village
Amatzia is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located around 8 km southeast of Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. The population is a mix of religious and secular Israelis, and was 190 in 2024.
Eliav
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eliav is a communal settlement in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 846.
Shekef
Village
Photo: ConstantinetheGreat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shekef is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located southeast of Kiryat Gat and west of Hebron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 646.
Bney Dekalim
- Categories: human settlement, community settlement, residential area, and locality
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.5192° or 31° 31′ 9″ northLongitude
34.91812° or 34° 55′ 5″ eastPopulation
1,210Open location code
8G3PGW99+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 908422157OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q6640244
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Satellite Map
Discover Bney Dekalim from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Bney Dekalim” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Bnej Dekalim”
- Dutch: “Bnei Dekalim”
- French: “Bnei Dekalim”
- Hebrew: “בני דקלים”
- Turkish: “Bney Dekalim”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include בתי הכנסת המרכזים בני דקלים ע’ש משפחת פיצ’וטו and Bne Dekalim Synagogue.
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