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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