Nir Oz

Nir Oz is a kibbutz in southern . It is located in the northwestern desert between and , and covers 20,000 dunams. Nir Oz is under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council.
  • Type: Village with 387 residents
  • Description: kibbutz in Israel
  • Also known as: “Нір-Оз”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Maon Synagogue and צור מעון.

Archaeological site
The is a 6th-century Jewish synagogue…

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a ruins.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nirim and Magen.

Village
is a kibbutz in the northwestern in . is situated 3 km north of Nir Oz.

Village
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
is a kibbutz in southern Israel. is situated 3 km southeast of Nir Oz.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY 2.5.
is a kibbutz in the western desert, and also in the Gaza envelope in . is situated 4½ km north of Nir Oz.

Nir Oz

Latitude
31.30987° or 31° 18′ 36″ north
Longitude
34.40105° or 34° 24′ 4″ east
Population
387
Elevation
113 metres (371 feet)
UN/LOCODE
IL NOZ
Open location code
8G3P8C52+WC
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Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Nir Oz” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نير عوز”
  • Belarusian: “Нір Оз”
  • Catalan: “Nir Oz”
  • Chinese: “尼爾奧茲”
  • Czech: “Nir Oz”
  • Dutch: “Nir Oz”
  • French: “Nir Oz”
  • German: “Nir Oz”
  • Greek: “Νιρ Οζ”
  • Hebrew: “Nir ‘Oz”
  • Hebrew: “ניר עוז”
  • Hungarian: “Nir Oz”
  • Italian: “Nir Oz”
  • Japanese: “ニル・オズ”
  • Korean: “니르 오즈”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nir Oz”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nir Oz”
  • Norwegian: “Nir Oz”
  • Persian: “نیر اوز”
  • Persian: “نیز توز”
  • Polish: “Nir Oz”
  • Russian: “Нир-Оз”
  • Slovenian: “Nir Oz”
  • Spanish: “Nir Oz”
  • Turkish: “Nir Oz”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Nir Oz and Maggen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nir Oz Cemetery and Bait HaLavan.

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Worth a closer look: Tel Aviv and Nazareth.

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