Nirim

Nirim is a kibbutz in the northwestern in . Located roughly 2 kms. east of the border with the , about 7 kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 472.
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  • Type: Village with 360 residents
  • Description: kibbutz in Israel
  • Also known as: “HaShomer HaẔa‘ir”, “Ma‘on”, and “Ma‘on Nirim”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Maon Synagogue and Bait HaLavan.

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

Building
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is a building.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein HaShlosha and Nir Oz.

Village
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is a kibbutz in the western desert, and also in the Gaza envelope in .

Village
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is a kibbutz in southern . is situated 3 km south of Nirim.

Village
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is a kibbutz in the northwestern desert in . is situated 4½ km north of Nirim.

Nirim

Latitude
31.33485° or 31° 20′ 6″ north
Longitude
34.39605° or 34° 23′ 46″ east
Population
360
Elevation
115 metres (377 feet)
Open location code
8G3P89MW+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30043468
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294027
Wiki­data ID
Q257555
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Nirim” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نيريم”
  • Basque: “Nirim”
  • Catalan: “Nirim”
  • Cebuano: “Nirim”
  • Chinese: “尼里姆”
  • Czech: “Nirim”
  • Dutch: “Nirim”
  • Finnish: “Nirim”
  • French: “Nirim”
  • German: “Nirim”
  • Hebrew: “נירים”
  • Hungarian: “Nirim”
  • Irish: “Nirim”
  • Japanese: “ニリム”
  • Korean: “니림”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nirim”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nirim”
  • Norwegian: “Nirim”
  • Persian: “نیریم”
  • Polish: “Nirim”
  • Russian: “Нирим”
  • Spanish: “Nirim”
  • Swedish: “Nirim”
  • Turkish: “Nirim”
  • Ukrainian: “Нірім (кібуц)”
  • Ukrainian: “Нірім”
  • Urdu: “نیریم”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Nirim and Ein HaShlosha.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: נקודת טריג and Bait HaLavan Outpost.

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