Nir Yitzhak | |
Hebrew | נִיר יִצְחָק |
Founded | 8 December 1949 |
Council | Eshkol |
Region | Northern Negev |
Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
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Nir Yitzhak
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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.
The kibbutz was established on 8 December 1949, and like Mashabey Sadeh, was named for Palmach commander Yitzhak Sadeh. In 2005 it covered 5,500 dunams and had a population of 580.
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