Nir Moshe
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Nir Moshe
ניר משה نير موشي | |
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  Nir Moshe | |
| Coordinates: 31°28′40″N 34°37′52″E / 31.47778°N 34.63111°ECoordinates: 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 (2019)[1] | 592 |
| Website | www.nir-moshe.co.il |
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 2019 it had a population of 592.[1]
History
The 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
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Nir Moshe (Be'er Sheva, Southern District, Israel) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
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