Nir Banim
Nir Banim (Hebrew: נִיר בָּנִים, lit. Sons' Meadow) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located near Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 731.[1]
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| Coordinates: 31°40′20.27″N 34°45′15.48″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Founded by | Sons from other moshavim |
| Population (2018)[1] | 731 |
History
The moshav was founded in 1954 by sons of residents of the moshavim of Be'er Tuvia, Kfar Vitkin, Kfar Yehezkel, Nahalal and Herut. This was also the source of its name.[2] It was established on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya.[3]
Notable residents
References
- "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 35. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 135, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
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