District Southern Affiliation Moshavim Movement Population (2015) 527 Founded 1953 | Council Merhavim Founded by City-dwellers Website www.nir-moshe.co.il Local time Tuesday 6:13 AM | |
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Nir Moshe (Hebrew: נִיר מֹשֶׁה, lit. Moshe's Meadow) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev south-east of Sderot with an area of 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 527.
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Map of Nir Moshe, Israel
History
The moshav was established in 1953 by former city dwellers from Jerusalem, Haifa and Herzliya, and was initially named Shoval Mizrachi 1, before being renamed after Moshe Smiliansky, an author and agronomist.
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Nir Moshe Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA