Kmehin

Kmehim
Entrance to the village
Kmehim
Coordinates: 30°54′39″N 34°25′53″E / 30.91083°N 34.43139°E / 30.91083; 34.43139Coordinates: 30°54′39″N 34°25′53″E / 30.91083°N 34.43139°E / 30.91083; 34.43139
District	Southern
Council	Ramat Negev
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1988
Population (2015)^[1]	159

Kmehin (Hebrew: כְּמֵהִין‎, lit. Truffle) 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 2015 it had a population of 159.

History

The moshav was founded in 1988 and was named for the truffles that grow in the area.

The moshav's main produce is cherry tomatoes, flowers, spices and peppers.

↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

Ramat Negev Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Mashabei Sadeh Retamim Revivim Sde Boker Tlalim

Moshavim	Be'er Milka Kmehin

Communal settlements	Ashalim Ezuz Merhav Am Midreshet Ben-Gurion Nitzana Nitzanei Sinai

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