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Nir Banim (Hebrew: ניר בנים, lit. Sons' Meadow) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located near Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 632.
The moshav was founded in 1954 by sons of residents of the moshavim of Be'er Tuvia, Kfar Vitkin, Kfar Yehezkel, Nahalal and Herut. This was also the source of its name.[1]
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- ^ (2005) Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel, Yuval Elʻazari (ed.), Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing, p. 35. ISBN 9657184347. (Hebrew)
Coordinates: 31°40′20.27″N 34°45′15.48″E / 31.6722972, 34.7543
