Ibim
{{Short description|Village in southern Israel}}
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| name = Ibim
| founded = 1992
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| district = south
| council = Sha'ar HaNegev
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| population = {{Israel populations|Ibbim}}
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| coordinates = {{coord|31|32|1|N|34|36|35|E|display=inline,title}}
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Ibim ({{langx|he|אִבִּים||Blossoms}}) is a village in southern Israel. Located near Sderot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Ibbim}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
Etymology
Ibim is a biblical name derived from verse 6:11 in the Song of Solomon; "I went down to the nut orchard to look at the blossoms of the valley'"Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources. Translated from Hebrew, Jerusalem 1962 (Israel Prime Minister’s Office. The Israeli Program for Scientific Translations) p.7
History
Originally a farm,Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.221, {{ISBN|965-220-186-3}} in 1953 the center for Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council was established on the site. In 1992 a student village with the same name was established in order to provide dwellings for immigrants from Ethiopia and the former Soviet Union who were studying at the nearby Sapir Academic College.
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Category:Populated places established in 1992
Category:Populated places in Southern District (Israel)
Category:1992 establishments in Israel