Klahim

Moshav in southern Israel

Place in Southern, Israel

Klahim קלחים

31°26′46″N 34°40′40″E / 31.44611°N 34.67778°E / 31.44611; 34.67778
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Merhavim
Affiliation	Agricultural Union
Founded	1954
Founded by	Moroccan, Persian and Tunisian Jews
Population (2022)^[1]	677

Klahim (Hebrew: קְלָחִים, lit. 'Corncobs') is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 677.^[1]

History

The moshav was established in 1954 by Jewish immigrants and refugees from Iran, Morocco and Tunisia. It was initially called Shoval Daled and then Shadma, before adopting its current name.