Ahva, Israel

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Ahva (Hebrew: אחווה‎, lit. Brotherhood) is a village in the northern Negev desert of southern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council and had a population of 256 in 2006.

The village was established in 1976 for civil servants of the regional council. It is adjacent to the Ahva Academic College and acts as a service centre for the surrounding settlements, including Kfar Ahim, Kfar HaRif, Talmei Yehiel and Yenon.[1]

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  1. ^ (2005) Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel, Yuval Elʻazari (ed.), Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing, p. 26. ISBN 9657184347.  (Hebrew)

Coordinates: 31°44′36″N 34°46′09″E / 31.743433, 34.769164

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