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Nir Akiva Founded 1953 Council Merhavim Region North-western Negev Affiliation Moshavim Movement Coordinates 31°28′11.63″N 34°38′48.12″E / 31.4698972°N 34.6467°ECoordinates: 31°28′11.63″N 34°38′48.12″E / 31.4698972°N 34.6467°E Nir Akiva (Hebrew: נִיר עֲקִיבָא, lit. Akiva's Meadow) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Netivot and Nir Moshe and covering 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 273.
The moshav was established in 1953 on land that had belonged to the village of Kawfakha[1]. It was named after Akiva Etinger, a chief of the Settlement Department in the Jewish Agency. In the late 1970s Amir Peretz was a member of the moshav.
References
- ^ 'ALL THAT REMAINS', Walid Khalidi, IPS Washington, 1992, ISBN 0-88728-224-5. pp. 119–121. Population 1944/45 500
External links
- Nir Akiva Negev Information Centre
Moshavim Communal settlements Youth villages Other villages Categories:- Merhavim Regional Council
- Moshavim
- Populated places established in 1953
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