Harashim

Harashim (Hebrew: חֲרָשִׁים, lit. 'Craftsmen') is a village in northern Israel. Location This place is located in the Upper Galilee region to the north of Karmiel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council in the Northern District. In 2024 it had a population of 323. Its elevation is 830 m (2,723.10 ft). Harashim is the wettest settlement in Israel. History The village was established in 1980. It was made as part of the Galilee plan to encourage Jewish settlement in the region. Its name comes from nearby Tel Harashim, an Iron Age Jewish village where it is believed the inhabitants worked as blacksmiths. 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 (39 in) of precipitation per year. Summers are rainless and hot with an average high temperature of 29 °C (84 °F) and an average low temperature of 18 °C (64 °F). Winters are cool and wet, and precipitation is occasionally in the form of snow. Winters have an average high temperature of 12 °C (54 °F) and an average low temperature of 5 °C (41 °F). Harashim is the wettest inhabited place in Israel. References