Nir Etzion
| Nir Etzion נִיר עֶצִיוֹן | |
|---|---|
  Nir Etzion | |
| Coordinates: 32°41′52.08″N 34°59′36.59″E / 32.6978000°N 34.9934972°ECoordinates: 32°41′52.08″N 34°59′36.59″E / 32.6978000°N 34.9934972°E | |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Hof HaCarmel |
| Affiliation | Religious Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Refugees and Holocaust survivors |
| Population (2015)[1] | 899 |
| Name meaning | Etzion Meadow |
| 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 2015 it had a population of 899.
History
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.
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
External links
- Official website (Hebrew)
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