District Haifa Population (2015) 899 Founded 1950 | Council Hof HaCarmel Name meaning Etzion Meadow Local time Tuesday 6:13 AM | |
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Affiliation Religious Kibbutz Movement Founded by Refugees and Holocaust survivors Weather 12°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 87% Humidity | ||
Nir Etzion (Hebrew: נִיר עֶצִיוֹן, lit. Etzion Meadow) is a religious moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located between Ein Hod and Ein Hawd near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 899.
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Map of Nir Etzion, Israel
History
The village was established in 1950 as a kibbutz by refugees from Kfar Etzion and Be'erot Yitzhak (which had been captured by the Jordanian and Egyptian armies during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War) as well as Holocaust survivors and members of the Ahdut and Tikva kvutzot. It was named after Kfar Etzion.
In 1953 it converted to a moshav shitufi.
References
Nir Etzion Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA