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Southern District

Nir Akiva

Nir Akiva is a moshav in southern . Located in the north-western desert near and and covering 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 745.
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  • Type: Village with 686 residents
  • Description: place in Southern
  • 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.

Village
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Shavei Darom is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located to the south-east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 644.

Village
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is a moshav in southern with an elevation of 145 m from sea level. Located in the north-western desert, south-east of with an area of 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council.

Village
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Zru'a is a religious moshav in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 522.

Nir Akiva

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
node 278477303
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294034
Wiki­data ID
Q2890501
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Nir Akiva” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نير عكيفا”
  • Czech: “Nir Akiva”
  • Czech: “Nir Aqiva”
  • French: “Nir Akiva”
  • Hebrew: “ניר עקיבא”
  • Hebrew: “ניר עקיבה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nir Akiva”
  • Polish: “Nir Akiva”
  • Polish: “Nir Akiwa”
  • Polish: “Nir Aqiva”
  • Turkish: “Nir Akiva”

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