Tlamim, Moshav in Lakhish Regional Council, Israel.
Tlamim is a moshav in the Lakhish Regional Council in southern Israel, where each family runs its own farm within a cooperative framework. The village sits on flat land surrounded by cultivated fields and small residential plots laid out in an orderly pattern.
Tlamim was founded in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of a broader effort to settle the southern part of the country. The founders brought their own traditions with them while adapting to a new farming environment.
The name Tlamim comes from the Hebrew word for furrows, which points directly to the farming life that still shapes the village today. Walking through the moshav, you can see fields stretching alongside family plots, each one tended by a different household using shared tools.
Tlamim is reached by paved road and is most comfortably visited by private car, as public transport options in the area are limited. Since this is a working farming community, visitors should be respectful of the daily routines of residents.
The founders of Tlamim came from Djerba, an island known for one of the oldest Jewish communities in North Africa, which gives this moshav a distinct origin compared to many neighboring settlements founded by European immigrants. Traces of this North African heritage can sometimes be found in local religious and community life.
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