Place:Ofaqim, HaDarom, Israel

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NameOfaqim
Alt namesOfakimsource: Wikipedia
TypeCity
Coordinates31.317°N 34.617°E
Located inHaDarom, Israel
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Ofakim (lit. "horizons") is a city in the Southern District of Israel, 20 kilometers (12.4 mi) west of Beersheba. It achieved municipal status in 1955. It has an area of 10,000 dunams (~3.9 sq mi; 10 km2). In it had a population of .

Established as a development town in 1955, Ofakim was for many years a major textile manufacturing center. Outsourcing of textile manufacturing outside Israel caused economic stagnation, and Ofakim suffered high poverty and unemployment rates for many years. Since then, new factories have moved in, and the city is currently undergoing major development.

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