Kramim () is a

kibbutz A kibbutz ( / , ; : kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1910, was Degania Alef, Degania. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economi ...

in southern

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

. Located around a kilometer west of

Meitar Meitar () 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 km north o ...

, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Bnei Shimon Regional Council The Bnei Shimon Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Bnei Shim'on'', ''lit.'' Regional Council 'Sons of Shimon'), is a regional council in the northern Negev in the south of Israel. Most of its territory lies north of Beersheba and the rest bounds ...

. In it had a population of .

History

The kibbutz was founded in 1980 by an urban society group organized by the

Kibbutz Movement The Kibbutz Movement (, ''HaTnu'a HaKibbutzit'') is the largest settlement movement for kibbutzim in Israel. It was formed in 1999 by a partial merger of the United Kibbutz Movement and Kibbutz Artzi and is made up of approximately 230 kibbutzim. I ...

Economy

The kibbutz grows

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es, potatoes, carrots, garlic, peppers and wheat in collaboration with kibbutz

Lahav Lahav () is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located around 20 km north of Beersheba and covering 33,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The kibbutz was established ...

and kibbutz

Shomria Shomria () is a religious kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Lehavim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In , it had a population of . History Shomria was first established as a Nahal settlement. In 1985, it be ...

, and has recently planted olive orchards alongside its wine-grape vineyards. Kibbutz industries also operates Gan HaKramim Country Lodging and a chicken coop.Kramim
Negev Information Centre Enlight Renewable Energy entered a leasing agreement with Kibbutz Kramim to build a 5 megawatt photo-voltaic solar field on the kibbutz's land.

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Kibbutzim Kibbutz Movement Populated places established in 1980 Populated places in Southern District (Israel) 1980 establishments in Israel