Lehavim
Hebrew	להבים
Government	Local council
District	South
Population	5 000 (2004)
Jurisdiction	2 525 dunams (2.5 km²)

Lehavim (Hebrew: להבים) is a town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel, in the northern Negev desert. Founded in 1983, it is located 12 km north of Beer-Sheva and 4 km east of Rahat, near the crossing of Highway 40 (Beer-Sheva — Tel-Aviv) and Route 31 (Arad — Rahat), known as the Lehavim Junction. The Lod—Beer-Sheva railway line passes through the crossing and on June 23rd 2007 the new local railway station was inaugurated. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 2. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... In Israel, a local council is a locality similar to a city in structure and way of life, that has not yet achieved a status of a city, which requires a minimum number of residents, among other things. ... Map of the districts of Israel Population density by geographic region, sub-district and district (thicker border indicates higher tier). ... The South District of Israel, highlighted. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum is a unit of area. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... In Israel, a local council is a locality similar to a city in structure and way of life, that has not yet achieved a status of a city, which requires a minimum number of residents, among other things. ... The South District of Israel, highlighted. ... The Negev (נגב, Standard Hebrew Négev / Nágev, Tiberian Hebrew Néḡeḇ / Nāḡeḇ; Arabic النقب an-Naqab) is the desert region of southern Israel. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ... Beersheba or Beer Sheva (Hebrew באר שבע; Arabic بئر السبع Biʾr as-Sabʿ) is a city in Israel. ... Rahat is also a name for the Turkish Delight Lokum. ... Hebrew Arabic تَلْ أَبِيبْ يَافَا Name Meaning Spring Hill Founded in 1909 Government City District Tel Aviv Population 384,600[1] Metropolitan Area: 3,150,800 (2006) Jurisdiction 51,788 dunams (51. ... Arad may refer to: the following places in the Transylvania Arad, Romania, the main city of Arad County. ... Downtown area of Lod Lod (Hebrew לוֹד; Arabic اَلْلُدّْ al-Ludd, Greco-Latin Lydda, Tiberian Hebrew לֹד Lōḏ) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Lehavim Railway Station is a station on the Israel Railways lines between Tel Aviv (and points north) and Beersheba. ...

According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, its population is 5,300 (end of 2004 census). The jurisdiction of Lehavim is 2,525 dunams (2.5 km²). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) is a state organization for the creation and maintenance of numeric data related to populations vis-à-vis the ethnic makeup of Israel and its cities. ... A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum is a unit of area. ...

The upscale community is adjacent to the Lahav forest on a group of hills overlooking the Negev Desert.Lehavim is home to many of Beer-Sheva's business owners as well as physicians and surgeons from the Soroka Univeristy Medical Centre. Nearly all of Lehavim's citizens commute to Beer Sheva for work.Lehavim is compromised of only detached villas on manicured lots with palm trees and meticulous gardens. The majority of the population is the upper middle class. The community is also home to the Lehavim Country Club, a health, fitness, and relaxation facility. The local commerical plaza offers a grocery store, a barber shop, a bank, a public library and a post office. The demand for real real estate in the desireable local concuil exceeds the current supply. All of the residences are custom homes built on land purchased during a limited auction.

Lehavim has long been Omer's (another satellite community on the outskirts of Beer Sheva) biggest rival in attracting quality population from the city of Beer Sheva.

Eastern district panorama

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Regional councils	Abu Basma · Be'er Tuvia · Bnei Shimon · Central Arava · Eshkol · Hevel Eilot · Hof Ashkelon · Lakhish · Merhavim · Ramat HaNegev · Sdot Negev (Azata) · Sha'ar HaNegev · Shafir · Tamar · Yoav

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External link

• The local council website