Yehiam
יְחִיעָם | |
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 Yehi'am dining hall | |
  Yehiam  Yehiam | |
| Coordinates: 32°59′45″N 35°13′14″E / 32.99583°N 35.22056°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Mateh Asher |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Founded by | Hashomer Hatzair Members Hungarian Holocaust Survivors |
| Population (2022) | 778[1] |
| Website | www.yechiam.org.il |
Yehiam (Hebrew: יְחִיעָם) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located at the western Upper Galilee, eight miles east of the coastal town of Nahariya and 14 miles south-east of the border with Lebanon it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 778.[1] It is located around 365 meters above sea level
Yehiam is situated next to the ruins of the Ottoman-era castle of Jiddin, built on top of the 13th-century Crusader castle of Judin.
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.