Sde Nitzan
Sde Nitzan
שְׂדֵה נִצָּן, שדה ניצן سدي نيتسان | |
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 Pitaya plants in Sde Nitzan | |
| Etymology: Field of (Flower) Buds | |
  Sde Nitzan | |
| Coordinates: 31°13′45″N 34°25′12″E / 31.22917°N 34.42000°ECoordinates: 31°13′45″N 34°25′12″E / 31.22917°N 34.42000°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Eshkol |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Founded by | English-speaking immigrants |
| Population (2019) | 335[1] |
Sde Nitzan (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה נִצָּן, lit. Field of (Flower) Buds) is a moshav in the northern Negev desert in Israel. Located twelve kilometres east of Kerem Shalom and near Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 335.[1]
History[]
The moshav was established in 1973 by immigrants from English speaking countries,[2] with the name being an approximate translation of the name of a Jewish philanthropist named Bloomfield ("Field of Flowers").
References[]
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 525. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.CS1 maint: others (link)
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