Talmei Eliyahu

Talmei Eliyahu
תַּלְמֵי אֵלִיָּהוּ
Talmei Eliyahu
Coordinates: 31°13′53.76″N 34°25′43.68″E / 31.2316000°N 34.4288000°ECoordinates: 31°13′53.76″N 34°25′43.68″E / 31.2316000°N 34.4288000°E
Council Eshkol
Region North-western Negev
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1970

Talmei Eliyahu (Hebrew: תַּלְמֵי אֵלִיָּהוּ, lit. Eliyahu Furrows) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Eshkol area of the north-western Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 186.

The moshav was founded in 1970 by Olim from France and named after Eliyahu Krauze, a former head of the Mikveh Israel agricultural school. It was founded as a collective moshav and became a workers' moshav in 1974.[1]

References

  1. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 570. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.