Kfar Zoharim

Kfar Zoharim

Kfar Zoharim
Coordinates: 31°37′21.47″N 34°55′32.41″E / 31.6226306°N 34.9256694°E / 31.6226306; 34.9256694Coordinates: 31°37′21.47″N 34°55′32.41″E / 31.6226306°N 34.9256694°E / 31.6226306; 34.9256694
District	Jerusalem
Council	Mateh Yehuda
Founded	1993
Founded by	Jerusalem residents
Population (2015)^[1]	142
Website	www.ry-zoharim.org

Kfar Zoharim (Hebrew: כְּפַר זָהֳרִים‎, lit. Village of Lights), officially Ramot Yehuda-Zoharim (Hebrew: רמות יהודה-זוהרים‎‎, lit. Judea Heights-Lights), is a village and treatment centre for drug addiction in central Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 142.

History

The village was established in 1993 by Jerusalem residents who were former members of the Black Panthers. It was named after the singer Zohar Argov, a drug addict. Today it treats around 80 addicts.

References

↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

External links

Centre website

Mateh Yehuda Regional Council

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