Carmit
Encyclopedia
Carmit is a new community in the northern Negev
of Israel
within the jurisdiction of Meitar
located near Cramim Forest.
The community is accepting Israelis and new immigrant families to create a unique and diverse community in the Negev. 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 are expected to move 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 Agency
, 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 Gva'ot Bar
.
Negev
The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The Arabs, including the native Bedouin population of the region, refer to the desert as al-Naqab. The origin of the word Neghebh is from the Hebrew root denoting 'dry'...
of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
within the jurisdiction of Meitar
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. Meitar was founded in 1984....
located near Cramim Forest.
The community is accepting Israelis and new immigrant families to create a unique and diverse community in the Negev. 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 are expected to move 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 Agency
Jewish Agency for Israel
The Jewish Agency for Israel , also known as the Sochnut or JAFI, served as the organization in charge of immigration and absorption of Jews from the Diaspora into the state of Israel.-History:...
, the Meitar local council and the OR Movement that has established six new communities in the Negev and Galilee – Sansana
Sansana
Sansana is a religious communal settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the West Bank. Located to the south-west of Hebron and just over the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 244...
, Merchav Am, Mitzpe Ilan, Haruv
Haruv
Haruv , also Kerem Ami is a communal settlement in Hevel Lakhish in south-central Israel. It belongs to the Lakhish Regional Council.It was founded in 2004. It is named after the eponymous carob tree which grow in the region of the community. Secular, traditional and religious Jews live there and...
, Be'er Milka
Be'er Milka
Be'er Milka is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the central Negev desert close to the Egyptian border, around three kilometres from Kmehin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council....
, and Gva'ot Bar
Gva'ot Bar
Giv'ot Bar is a communal 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 2006 it had a population of 93.The village was established in 2004...
.