Nitzan

Nitzan is a religiously observant community settlement in southern . Located within the Nitzanim Sand Dune Reserve north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council.
Wikipedia
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 2,750 residents
  • Description: Community Settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Nitsan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roberts Pool and Nitzanim sands.

Lake
Photo: מקף־עברי, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lake.

Photo: אריאל מדינה, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nitzanim Sand Dune Nature Reserve is a 21,600 dunam area within the area between and on the Southern Coastal Plain of the . is situated 3½ km southwest of Nitzan.

Memorial
Photo: AVRAMGR, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nitsan Bet and Beit Ezra.

Village
Photo: מיכאלי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nitzan Bet is a community settlement in southern . Located between and , next to Nitzan, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council and had a population of 370 in 2024.

Village
Photo: Yaakov22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a moshav in southern . Located between and on the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,167.

Village
Photo: Ori, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in southern . Located between and on the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 801. is situated 2½ km south of Nitzan.

Nitzan

Latitude
31.73994° or 31° 44′ 24″ north
Longitude
34.63182° or 34° 37′ 55″ east
Population
2,750
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
8G3PPJQJ+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278478451
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294539
Wiki­data ID
Q2920298
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Urdu—“Nitzan” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Nican”
  • Czech: “Nitzan”
  • Czech: “Nizzan”
  • French: “Nitzan”
  • Hebrew: “Doẖan”
  • Hebrew: “Kefar HaNo‘ar Niẕẕanim”
  • Hebrew: “Niẕẕan”
  • Hebrew: “דחן”
  • Hebrew: “כפר הנוער ניצנים”
  • Hebrew: “ניצן”
  • Hebrew: “נצן”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nitzan”
  • Polish: “Niccan”
  • Polish: “Nitsan”
  • Polish: “Nizan”
  • Turkish: “Nitzan”
  • Urdu: “نتزان”

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