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Harashim

Field	Value
name	Harashim
image	File:תצלום אוירי מקורי של חרשים.jpg
foundation	1980
district	north
council	Misgav
popyear
population
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pushpin_map	Israel northwest	pushpin_mapsize =250
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Harashim () is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee to the north of Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In it had a population of . Its elevation is 830 m. Harashim is the wettest inhabited place in Israel.

History

The village was established in 1980 as part of the Galilee lookout plan to encourage Jewish settlement in the region. Its name is derived from nearby Tel Harashim, an Iron Age Jewish village where it is believed the inhabitants worked as blacksmiths.

Geography

Climate

Harashim has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa) with hot, dry summers and cool, rainy and occasionally snowy winters. The village receives 986.8 mm of precipitation per year. Summers are rainless and hot with an average high temperature of 29 °C and an average low temperature of 18 °C. Winters are cool and wet, and precipitation is occasionally in the form of snow. Winters have an average high temperature of 12 °C and an average low temperature of 5 °C. Harashim is the wettest inhabited place in Israel. |Jan record high C= 22.0 |Feb record high C= 24.4 |Mar record high C= 32.0 |Apr record high C= 34.1 |May record high C= 36.0 |Jun record high C= 37.9 |Jul record high C= 40.0 |Aug record high C= 41.1 |Sep record high C= 39.5 |Oct record high C= 35.0 |Nov record high C= 29.5 |Dec record high C= 24.0 |Jan record low C= -5.0 |Feb record low C= -5.0 |Mar record low C= -0.6 |Apr record low C= -2.2 |May record low C= 3.5 |Jun record low C= 8.6 |Jul record low C= 12.2 |Aug record low C= 12.6 |Sep record low C= 11.0 |Oct record low C= 4.6 |Nov record low C= -0.2 |Dec record low C= -2.8

References

"Harashim". [[Israel Meteorological Service]].
David Ratner. (6 January 2005). "The Wettest Place in Israel". [[Haaretz]].
Jonathan L. Reed. (2000). "Archaeology and the Galilean Jesus: A Re-examination of the Evidence". [[Trinity Press International]].
"Temperature average". [[Israel Meteorological Service]].

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