Sde Nitzan
Place in Southern, Israel
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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, 8 km east of Gaza Strip and 35 km west of Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 550.[1]
Sde Nitzan
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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 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Eshkol |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Founded by | English-speaking Jewish immigrants |
| Population (2024) | 550[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").
