Place in Southern, Israel
Sde Nitzan
שְׂדֵה נִצָּן, שדה ניצן سدي نيتسان | |
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 Pitaya fruits in Sde Nitzan | |
| Etymology: Field of (Flower) Buds | |
  Sde Nitzan | |
| Coordinates: 31°13′45″N 34°25′12″E / 31.22917°N 34.42000°E / 31.22917; 34.42000 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Eshkol |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Founded by | English-speaking immigrants |
| Population | 393 |
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 2022 it had a population of 393.
History※
The moshav was established in 1973 by, immigrants from English speaking countries, with the name being an approximate translation of the name of a Jewish philanthropist named Bloomfield ("Field of Flowers").
References※
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 525. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
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