Yeruham

Also known as Yeroham

Yeruham () is a town in the Southern District of Israel, in the Negev desert. It covers , and had a population of in . It is named after the Biblical Jeroham.

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Place details

Locality: ירוחם
Region: מחוז הדרום
Country: ישראל
Population: 10,294
Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Yeruham
Settlement.settlement_type: Local council
Settlement.translit_lang1: Hebrew
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: ISO 259
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: Yroḥam
Settlement.image_skyline: Yeruham Aerial View.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Yeruham
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Yeruham.svg
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Coat of arms
Settlement.pushpin_map: Israel north negev#Israel
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Southern
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Beersheba
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1000 BCE (Tel Rahma)1951 (Israeli town)
Settlement.leader_title: Head of Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Official name: ירוחם
Population: 10294
Area: 38.584
Elevation: 492
Official website: www.yeruham.co.il
Image: Yeruham Aerial View.jpg

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Commons category: Yeruham
inception: 1951-01-01
native label: ירוחם

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Twin towns – sister cities
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Yeruham () is a town in the Southern District of Israel, in the Negev desert. It covers , and had a population of in . It is named after the Biblical Jeroham.

Until early 2011 the mayor of Yeruham was Amram Mitzna, and he was succeeded by Michael Biton of Kadima, who was elected mayor in November 2010. In 2018, dark horse candidate Tal Ohana was elected the first female mayor of Yeruham.