Coordinates: 31°13′45″N 34°25′12″E / 31.22917°N 34.42000°E / 31.22917; 34.42000

Sde Nitzan

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Sde Nitzan
  • שדה ניצן (Hebrew)
Pitaya fruits in Sde Nitzan
Pitaya fruits in Sde Nitzan
Etymology: Field of (Flower) Buds
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CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilEshkol
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1973
Founded byEnglish-speaking Jewish immigrants
Population
 (2023)
530[1]

Sde Nitzan (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה נִצָּן, lit. Field of (Flower) Buds) is a moshav in the northern Negev desert in Israel. Located twelve kilometres east of Kerem Shalom, 8 km east of Gaza Strip and 35 km west of Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 530.[1]

History

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The moshav was established in 1973 by immigrants from English speaking countries,[2] with the name being an approximate translation of the name of a Jewish philanthropist named Bloomfield ("Field of Flowers").

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