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Merhav Am (lit. National expanse) is a religious communal settlement
Communal settlement (Israel)

A communal settlement in Israel is type of cooperative community that in contrast to a kibbutz or a moshav involves no economic cooperation between the residents....
 in the Negev
Negev

The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The indigenous Negev Bedouin inhabitants of the region refer to the desert as al-Naqab ....
 desert in 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....
. Located between Yeruham
Yeruham

Yeruham is a town in the South District of Israel, in the Negev desert. It covers 38,584 dunams and had a population of 9,400 in 2006. It is named after the Hebrew Bible Jeroham....
 and the kibbutz
Kibbutz

A kibbutz is a Intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The kibbutz is a form of communal living that combines socialism and Zionism....
 of Sde Boker
Sde Boker

Sde Boker is a kibbutz in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Best known as the retirement home of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council....
, it is part of the Ramat HaNegev Regional Council
Ramat HaNegev Regional Council

Ramat Negev Regional Council is a Regional council in the Negev desert in Israel. The largest regional council in the country, its headquarters are located on Highway 40 between Mashabei Sadeh and Tlalim....
.

as founded by the Or Movement on 1 November 2001 and has a population of around 30 families as of November 2006, many of them living in caravans.

original name for the settlement was intended to be Halukim due to its proximity to the Halukim Hills (the nearest road junction is called the Halukim Junction).






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Merhav Am (lit. National expanse) is a religious communal settlement
Communal settlement (Israel)

A communal settlement in Israel is type of cooperative community that in contrast to a kibbutz or a moshav involves no economic cooperation between the residents....
 in the Negev
Negev

The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The indigenous Negev Bedouin inhabitants of the region refer to the desert as al-Naqab ....
 desert in 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....
. Located between Yeruham
Yeruham

Yeruham is a town in the South District of Israel, in the Negev desert. It covers 38,584 dunams and had a population of 9,400 in 2006. It is named after the Hebrew Bible Jeroham....
 and the kibbutz
Kibbutz

A kibbutz is a Intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The kibbutz is a form of communal living that combines socialism and Zionism....
 of Sde Boker
Sde Boker

Sde Boker is a kibbutz in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Best known as the retirement home of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council....
, it is part of the Ramat HaNegev Regional Council
Ramat HaNegev Regional Council

Ramat Negev Regional Council is a Regional council in the Negev desert in Israel. The largest regional council in the country, its headquarters are located on Highway 40 between Mashabei Sadeh and Tlalim....
.

History

It was founded by the Or Movement on 1 November 2001 and has a population of around 30 families as of November 2006, many of them living in caravans.

Naming

The original name for the settlement was intended to be Halukim due to its proximity to the Halukim Hills (the nearest road junction is called the Halukim Junction). However, after around a year it was renamed Merhav Am, inspired by the wide open area in which it was to be built, as well as in honour of Rehavam Ze'evi, a former Minister who was assassinated in 2001: In Hebrew Merhav (???? - MRHV) means "wide open spaces" whilst Rehavam is spelt using the last three letters of the word plus two more (????? - RHVAM). Combining the two gives Merhav Am (MRHV+AM).

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