Kissufim
Kissufim
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Map of Kissufim on a sign in the kibbutz. | |
| Etymology: Yearning | |
Kissufim Kissufim | |
| Coordinates: 31°22′27″N 34°23′58″E / 31.37417°N 34.39944°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Eshkol |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Founded by | American and South American Zionist youth movement members |
| Population (2023) | 343 |
| Website | www |
Kissufim (Hebrew: כִּסּוּפִים, lit. 'Yearning') is a kibbutz in the northwestern Negev desert in Israel. Located adjacent to the Gaza Strip at an altitude of 92 m (302 ft) above sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 343.