Nir Akiva
| Nir Akiva | |
|---|---|
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Village synagogue | |
  Nir Akiva | |
| Coordinates: 31°28′11.63″N 34°38′48.12″E / 31.4698972°N 34.6467000°ECoordinates: 31°28′11.63″N 34°38′48.12″E / 31.4698972°N 34.6467000°E | |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Merhavim |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Population (2015)[1] | 702 |
Nir Akiva (Hebrew: נִיר עֲקִיבָא, lit. Akiva's Meadow) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Netivot and Nir Moshe and covering 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 702.
History
The moshav was established in 1953 on land that had belonged to the Arab village of Kawfakha.[2] It was named after Akiva Etinger, a chief of the Settlement Department in the Jewish Agency. In the late 1970s Amir Peretz was a member of the moshav.
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ 'ALL THAT REMAINS', Walid Khalidi, IPS Washington, 1992, ISBN 0-88728-224-5. pp. 119–121. Population 1944/45 500
External links
- Nir Akiva Negev Information Centre
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