Nir Hen

Nir Hen is a moshav in south-central . Located in Hevel Lakhish between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 707.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 548 residents
  • Description: Place in southern Israel
  • Also known as: “Hila” and “Nir 58”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Al-Faluja Town and yeshivat ner zerach.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
al-Faluja was a Palestinian Arab village in the British Mandate for Palestine, located 30 kilometers northeast of . Al-Faluja absorbed settlers from various areas, including . is situated 3½ km northeast of Nir Hen.

University
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is an university, which is situated 3 km north of Nir Hen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shahar and Nehora.

Village
is a moshav in south-central . Located about three kilometres west of and one kilometre east of Nir Hen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 890.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community settlement in southern . Located on the about 5 km west in south-central and just to the east of Route 352, across the road from Noga, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 774. is situated 2½ km northwest of Nir Hen.

Nir Hen

Latitude
31.60953° or 31° 36′ 34″ north
Longitude
34.71486° or 34° 42′ 54″ east
Population
548
Elevation
115 metres (377 feet)
Open location code
8G3PJP57+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 705427702
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294028
Wiki­data ID
Q2888891
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Nir Hen” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Nir Chen”
  • Czech: “Nir Hen”
  • Hebrew: “Nir H̱en”
  • Hebrew: “ניר 58”
  • Hebrew: “ניר ח’ן”
  • Hebrew: “ניר ח”ן”
  • Hebrew: “ניר ח״ן”
  • Hebrew: “ניר ח"ן”
  • Hebrew: “ניר חן”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nir Hen”
  • Polish: “Nir Chen”
  • Polish: “Nir Hen”
  • Russian: “Нир-Хен”
  • Turkish: “Nir Hen”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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