Kfar Ahim

Coordinates: 31°44′41″N 34°45′27″E / 31.74472°N 34.75750°E / 31.74472; 34.75750
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Kfar Ahim
כְּפַר אַחִים
Etymology: Village of Brothers
Kfar Ahim is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Kfar Ahim
Kfar Ahim
Kfar Ahim is located in Israel
Kfar Ahim
Kfar Ahim
Coordinates: 31°44′41″N 34°45′27″E / 31.74472°N 34.75750°E / 31.74472; 34.75750
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
CouncilBe'er Tuvia
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1949
Founded byPolish and Romanian immigrants
Population
 (2022)[1]
861

Kfar Ahim (Hebrew: כְּפַר אַחִים, lit.'Village of Brothers') is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 861.[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1949 by

Palestinian village of Qastina.[2] It was named for two brothers who were killed during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Zvi and Efraim Guber, sons of Mordecai and Rivka Guber from the nearby moshav of Kfar Warburg.[3]

Notable natives of Kfar Ahim include politicians Benny Gantz and Israel Katz.

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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