Nir Hen
Nir Hen is a village in Southern District, Israel. Nir Hen is situated nearby to the village Shahar, as well as near Nehora.Places of Interest
Highlights include Al-Faluja Town and yeshivat ner zerach.
Al-Faluja Town
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
al-Faluja was a Palestinian Arab village in the British Mandate for Palestine, located 30 kilometers northeast of Gaza City. Al-Faluja absorbed settlers from various areas, including Dura. Al-Faluja Town is situated 4 km northeast of Nir Hen.
yeshivat ner zerach
University
Photo: Black lemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
yeshivat ner zerach is an university, which is situated 3½ km north of Nir Hen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nir Hen and Shahar.
Nir Hen
Village
Nir Hen is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish between Ashkelon and Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 707.
Shahar
Village
Shahar is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located about three kilometres west of Kiryat Gat and one kilometre east of Nir Hen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 890.
Nehora
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nehora is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located on the coastal plain about 5 km west Kiryat Gat in south-central Israel and just to the east of Route 352, across the road from Noga, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council.
Nir Hen
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Nir Chen”
- Category: locality
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.60844° or 31° 36′ 30″ northLongitude
34.71451° or 34° 42′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8G3PJP57+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 278477277OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Hebrew—“Nir Hen” goes by many names.
- French: “Nir Hen”
- Hebrew: “ניר ח״ן”
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