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Tzukim - also called Zuqim - is a 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 southern 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....
. It belongs to the Central Arava Regional Council
Central Arava Regional Council

The Central Arava Regional Council is a Regional Council in the South District of Israel.It encompasses 7 or 8 settlements near the eastern border of Israel, south of the Dead Sea....
. The Hebrew word "Tzukim" means "cliffs." It's a secular community.

Zuqim was founded in 1996 on land vacated by the Bildad army base. In 2001, The Jewish National Fund
Jewish National Fund

The Jewish National Fund was founded in 1901 to buy and develop land in Ottoman Palestine for Jewish settlement. The JNF is a non-profit corporation owned by the World Zionist Organization...
 started a partnership with the Central Arava Regional Council, to expand Zuqim. Today, it has some 25 families living there. Another 25 will move in within the next 2 years.

The community is not an agricultural community like most others in this region; instead, it will sustain itself by having small scale industry and tourist accommodations.






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Tzukim - also called Zuqim - is a 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 southern 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....
. It belongs to the Central Arava Regional Council
Central Arava Regional Council

The Central Arava Regional Council is a Regional Council in the South District of Israel.It encompasses 7 or 8 settlements near the eastern border of Israel, south of the Dead Sea....
. The Hebrew word "Tzukim" means "cliffs." It's a secular community.

Zuqim was founded in 1996 on land vacated by the Bildad army base. In 2001, The Jewish National Fund
Jewish National Fund

The Jewish National Fund was founded in 1901 to buy and develop land in Ottoman Palestine for Jewish settlement. The JNF is a non-profit corporation owned by the World Zionist Organization...
 started a partnership with the Central Arava Regional Council, to expand Zuqim. Today, it has some 25 families living there. Another 25 will move in within the next 2 years.

The community is not an agricultural community like most others in this region; instead, it will sustain itself by having small scale industry and tourist accommodations. Some 200 tourist beds are being planned.