Nir Yitzhak

Nir Yitzhak
נִיר יִצְחָק‎
Nir Yitzhak
Coordinates: 31°14′14.28″N 34°21′25.56″E / 31.2373000°N 34.3571000°E / 31.2373000; 34.3571000Coordinates: 31°14′14.28″N 34°21′25.56″E / 31.2373000°N 34.3571000°E / 31.2373000; 34.3571000
District Southern
Council Eshkol
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 8 December 1949
Population (2015)[1] 628
Website www.nir-yitzhak.org.il

Nir Yitzhak (Hebrew: נִיר יִצְחָק‎, Yitzhak's Meadow) is a kibbutz in the northwestern Negev desert of Israel. Located between Hevel Shalom and Hevel Eshkol, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 628.

History

The kibbutz was established on 8 December 1949, and like Mashabei Sadeh, was named for Palmach commander Yitzhak Sadeh.

References

  1. ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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