Nitzan
Sign in to saveNitzan (, lit. Flower bud) is a religiously observant community settlement in southern Israel. Located within the Nitzanim Sand Dune Reserve north of Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In it had a population of , including a large concentration of Bnei Menashe (10–20% of the population) from India and Myanmar regions bordering India.
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- Population
- 2461
- Elevation
- 43
- Official website
- www.homee.co.il/ניצן
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Nitzan (, lit. Flower bud) is a religiously observant community settlement in southern Israel. Located within the Nitzanim Sand Dune Reserve north of Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In it had a population of , including a large concentration of Bnei Menashe (10–20% of the population) from India and Myanmar regions bordering India.
==History== ===Kibbutz Nitzanim=== The first settlement on Nitzan's current grounds was the kibbutz of Nitzanim in 1943. The kibbutz was established after the Jewish National Fund purchased a plot of land and a large house known as the "mansion" in 1942. The first residents were immigrants, some of whom were Holocaust survivors. It later absorbed more immigrants from Poland and Romania. The kibbutz was conquered by Egypt during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, but recaptured by Israel towards the end of the conflict. However, the kibbutz was re-established to the south.
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