Nir Moshe (Hebrew: נִיר מֹשֶׁה, lit. 'Moshe's Meadow') is a moshav in southern Israel with an elevation of 145 m from sea level.[2] Located in the north-western Negev south-east of Sderot with an area of 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 602.[1]
Nir Moshe
ניר משה | |
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  Nir Moshe | |
| Coordinates: 31°28′40″N 34°37′52″E / 31.47778°N 34.63111°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Merhavim |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founded by | City-dwellers |
| Population (2022)[1] | 602 |
| Website | www.nir-moshe.co.il |
History
editThe moshav was established in 1953 by former city dwellers from Jerusalem, Haifa and Herzliya, and was initially named Shoval Mizrachi 1, before being renamed after Moshe Smiliansky, an author and agronomist.
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Nir Moshe (Be'er Sheva, Southern District, Israel) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-09-12.