Nir Akiva
Nir Akiva is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev desert near Netivot and Nir Moshe and covering 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 728.
- Type: Village with 686 residents
- Description: moshav in Israel’s Southern district
- Also known as: “Irgun Daroma”, “Nir ‘Aqiva”, “Nir Aqiva”, “S’dot Akiba”, “Sdot Akiba”, “Sedot Aqiva”, “Shoval 2”, and “Shoval Mizraẖi Shetayim”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shavey Darom and Nir Moshe.
Nir Moshe
Village
Nir Akiva
- Categories: moshav and locality
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.46954° or 31° 28′ 10″ north
Longitude
34.64547° or 34° 38′ 44″ east
Population
686
Elevation
161 metres (528 feet)
Open location code
8G3PFJ9W+R5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Nir Akiva” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نير عكيفا”
- Czech: “Nir Akiva”
- French: “Nir Akiva”
- Hebrew: “ניר עקיבא”
- Hebrew: “ניר עקיבה”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nir Akiva”
- Persian: “نیر عکیوا”
- Polish: “Nir Akiva”
- Polish: “Nir Akiwa”
- Turkish: “Nir Akiva”
- “Nir Akiva”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Nir Aqiva and Shavey Darom.
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