Kibbutz Urim

Urim אוּרִים‎
Kibbutz dining room
Urim
Coordinates: 31°18′15.48″N 34°31′24.59″E / 31.3043000°N 34.5234972°E / 31.3043000; 34.5234972Coordinates: 31°18′15.48″N 34°31′24.59″E / 31.3043000°N 34.5234972°E / 31.3043000; 34.5234972
District	Southern
Council	Eshkol
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	6 October 1946
Founded by	Bulgarian immigrants
Population (2015)	470

Urim (Hebrew: אוּרִים‎, lit. Lights) is a kibbutz in the Negev desert in southern Israel. Located near the border of the Gaza Strip and about 30 kilometers west of Beersheba, the kibbutz falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 470.

The community was founded in Ra'anana in 1945 by Bulgarian immigrants from the Gordonia and Maccabi Youth groups, but most of the later settlement came from North Americans from Habonim. The kibbutz itself was settled on 6 October 1946 as one of the 11 points in the Negev.