Sde Nitzan

Sde Nitzan
Hebrew שְׂדֵה נִצָּן, שדה ניצן
Name meaning Field of Flowers
Founded 1973
Founded by Immigrants from English speaking countries
Council Eshkol
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Coordinates
Population 250 (2005)
Sde Nitzan

Sde Nitzan (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה נִצָּן‎‎, lit. Field of Flowers) is a moshav located near Beersheba in the northern Negev desert in Israel. Located 12 km east of Kerem Shalom, in 2005 it had a population of about 250. The name is symbolic, and is an approximate translation of the name of a Jewish philanthropist named Bloomfield ("Field of Flowers"). It was established in 1973 by Olim from English speaking countries.[1]

References

  1. ^ Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel. Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. pp. 525. ISBN 9657184347.  (Hebrew)
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