Nitsana

Nitsana is a village in , . Nitsana is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nitzana Border Crossing and Saharonim.

Border checkpoint
Photo: Prince Roy, CC BY 2.0.
The , also called the Eliav Border Crossing, is an international border crossing between El Ouga in Egypt and Nitzana in . is situated 2½ km west of Nitsana.

Prison
The Prison was an Israeli detention facility for African asylum seekers located in the . It is the largest of a planned four camps with its total capacity of 8,000 inmates. is situated 3 km east of Nitsana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nitsana and Kmehin.

Village
Photo: Wilson44691, Public domain.
Nitzana is an educational youth village and institutional settlement in southern . Located in the western desert, adjacent to the border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council.

Village
Photo: Eladvs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a secular moshav in the western desert in . Located near Nitzana, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 649. is situated 3 km north of Nitsana.

Village
Photo: Shuki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Kadesh Barnea, is a community settlement in the western desert in . Located near , it falls under the juridisction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 949. is situated 3 km northwest of Nitsana.

Nitsana

Latitude
30.88632° or 30° 53′ 11″ north
Longitude
34.42187° or 34° 25′ 19″ east
Open location code
8G2PVCPC+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473205
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Nitsana” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نتسانا”
  • Czech: “Nicana”
  • French: “Nitzana”
  • German: “Nitzana”
  • Hebrew: “ניצנה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nitzana”
  • Polish: “Niccana”
  • Russian: “Ницана”

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Localities in the Area

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