Carmit he, כרמית is a community settlement in the northern
Negev
The Negev or Negeb (; he, הַנֶּגֶב, hanNegév; ar, ٱلنَّقَب, an-Naqab) is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. ), in the north. At its sout ...
of
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
within the jurisdiction of
Meitar
Meitar ( he, מֵיתָר) is a small local council north-east of Beersheba, in Israel's Southern District. The town lies on Highway 60 just south of the Green Line on the southern edge of Mount Hebron, alongside the Yatir Forest. Metar is 19 ...
located near Cramim Forest.
The community was founded for
olim
Aliyah (, ; he, עֲלִיָּה ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel, which is in the modern era chiefly represented by the State of Israel. Traditionally descri ...
from North America.
A neighborhood for
ultra-orthodox Jews was also planned.
In 2005 the District Planning and Building Commission of the Southern Region approved the construction of 739 housing units for Carmit's Phase A. Residents moved into the first neighborhood during 2013,
with the community eventually intended to comprise over 2,500 housing units, each on an area of 1/8 acre (1/2
dunam).
Absorption to Carmit is being carried out by the
Jewish National Fund,
, the Meitar local council and the OR Movement that has established six new communities in the Negev and Galilee –
Sansana, Merchav Am, Mitzpe Ilan,
Haruv,
Be'er Milka, and
Giv'ot Bar
Giv'ot Bar ( he, גִּבְעוֹת בַּר, ''lit.'' Grain Hills) is a community settlement in the northern Negev desert of southern Israel. Located to the south of Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In it ...
.
In 2011, marketing for plots of land began.
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References
External links
Carmit Web SiteOr MovementJewish National Fund
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Community settlements
Local councils in Israel
Populated places in Southern District (Israel)