Kissufim

Kissufim כִּסּוּפִים‎ كيسوفيم
Map of Kissufim on a sign in the kibbutz.
Etymology: Yearning
Kissufim Show map of Northwest Negev region of Israel Kissufim Show map of Israel
Coordinates: 31°22′27″N 34°23′58″E / 31.37417°N 34.39944°E / 31.37417; 34.39944
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Eshkol
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1951
Founded by	American and South American Zionist youth movement members
Population  (2022)[1]	294
Website	www.kissufim.org.il

Kissufim (Hebrew: כִּסּוּפִים, lit. 'Yearning') is a kibbutz in the northwestern Negev desert in Israel. Located adjacent to the Gaza Strip at an altitude of 92 meters above sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 294.^[1]