Kissufim

Kissufim
  • כִּסּוּפִים (Hebrew)
  • كيسوفيم (Arabic)
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 / 31.37417; 34.39944
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
CouncilEshkol
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1951
Founded byAmerican and South American Zionist youth movement members
Population
 (2023)
343
Websitewww.kissufim.org.il

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.