Lehavim

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Lehavim

Lehavim is a town in the Southern District of Israel

Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
, in the northern Negev desert. Founded in 1983, it is located 15 km north of Beersheba

Beersheba

Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 186,100....
and east of Rahat

Rahat

Rahat is a city in the South District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 42,200....
. In 2007, the population was approximately 6,000.

vim, originally called "Givat Lahav," covers an area of 2,525 dunam

Dunam

A dunam or d?n?m, dunum, donum is a Units of measurement of area used in the Ottoman Empire and still used, in various standardized versions, in many countries formerly part of the Ottoman Empire....
s (2.5 km²). It is one of Beersheba's three satellite cities (the others two are Omer

Omer, Israel

Omer is a town in the South District of Israel, bordering Beersheba. It is located on Highway 60 , between Beersheba and the Shoket Junction....
and Meitar

Meitar

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Lehavim is a town in the Southern District of Israel

Israel

Beersheba

Rahat

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Lehavim, originally called "Givat Lahav," covers an area of 2,525 dunam

Dunam

Omer, Israel

Omer is a town in the South District of Israel, bordering Beersheba. It is located on Highway 60 , between Beersheba and the Shoket Junction....
and Meitar

Meitar

Meitar is a small local council north-east of Beersheba, in Israel's Southern District . The town lies on Highway 60 just south of the Green Line on the southern edge of Mount Hebron, alongside the Yatir Forest....
). Most of the inhabitants commute to Beersheba for work. Lehavim is an upper-middle class community of detached homes surrounded by palm trees and gardens. The town has a library, a country club, kindergartens, schools and a commercial center. Lehavim achieved municipal status in 1988.According to the CBS, Lehavim is one of the wealthiest municipalities in Israel, ranking 9 out of 10 on the socio-economic status of its citizens.

Lehavim junction

Lehavim is located near the intersection of Highway 40 (Beer-Sheva — Tel-Aviv) and Route 31 (Arad

Arad, Israel

Arad is a city in the South District of Israel. It is located on the border of the Negev and Judean Deserts, west of the Dead Sea and east of the city Beersheba....
— Rahat), known as the Lehavim Junction. The Lod

Lod

Lod is a mixed Arab-Jewish city about 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv in the Center District of Israel. At the end of 2007, its population was 67,000....
—Beer-Sheva railway line passes through this crossing. The new local railway station was inaugurated on June 23, 2007.

Lehavim

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Lehavim junction

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