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Nir Etzion Hebrew נִיר עֶצִיוֹן Name meaning Etzion Meadow Founded 1950 Founded by Refugees and Holocaust survivors Council Hof HaCarmel Region Carmel District Haifa Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi Coordinates 32°41′52.08″N 34°59′36.59″E / 32.6978°N 34.9934972°ECoordinates: 32°41′52.08″N 34°59′36.59″E / 32.6978°N 34.9934972°E Population 877 (2007) Website www.nirezion.com Nir Etzion (Hebrew: נִיר עֶצִיוֹן, lit. Etzion Meadow) is a religious moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located between Ein Hod and Ein Hawd near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 877.
The village was established in 1950 as a kibbutz by refugees from Kfar Etzion and Be'erot Yitzhak (which had been captured by the Jordanian and Egyptian armies during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War) as well as Holocaust survivors and members of the Ahdut and Tikva kvutzot. It was named after Kfar Etzion.
In 1953 it converted to a moshav shitufi.
External links
- Official website (Hebrew)
Kibbutzim Beit Oren · Ein Carmel · HaHotrim · Ma'agan Michael · Ma'ayan Tzvi · Nahsholim · Neve Yam · Sdot YamMoshavim Bat Shlomo · Beit Hanania · Dor · Ein Ayala · Geva Carmel · HaBonim · Kerem Maharal · Megadim · Nir Etzion · Ofer · TzrufaCommunal settlements Other villages Categories:- Hof HaCarmel Regional Council
- Moshavim
- Former kibbutzim
- Religious Israeli communities
- Populated places established in 1950
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