Nitzana

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Nitzana
Nitzana viewed from the south
Nitzana viewed from the south
Basic data
hebrew : נִצָּנָה, ניצנה
State : IsraelIsrael Israel
District : south
Founded : 1986
Coordinates : 30 ° 53 '  N , 34 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 30 ° 53 '8 "  N , 34 ° 25' 20"  E
Height : 226  m
 
Residents : 283 (as of: 2018)
 
Community code : 1195
Time zone : UTC + 2
Postal code : 0084901
Nitzana (Israel)
Nitzana
Nitzana
The nature reserve at the Nitzana Youth Village (הפארק האקולוגי בכפר הנוער בניצנה)

Nitzana ( Hebrew נִצָּנָה, ניצנה) is a place in Israel. In 1986, Arje Eliav , a former member of the Knesset , with the help of Uri Gordon, founded the Nitzana educational community with a youth village on the Israeli-Egyptian border on a political mandate Should create values. Today around 50 families live in the settlement itself. The place had 283 inhabitants in 2018.

The settlement belongs to Mo'azza Asorit Ramat Negew ( Hebrew מועצה אזורית רמת נגב, German  regional council Negev heights ).

Location and surroundings

Nitzana is located in the western Negev desert . It is located near the Nabatean city ​​of Tel Nitzana , on the border with Sinai. Their ancient archaeological site with the Ben Zion Chalfon Museum is located on a hill.

Web links

Commons : Nitzana  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
  2. אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .