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Nir Akiva (Hebrew: נִיר עֲקִיבָא, lit. Akiva's Meadow) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Netivot and Nir Moshe and covering 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 714.[1]
Nir Akiva
ניר עקיבא نير عكيفا | |
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 Village synagogue | |
  Nir Akiva | |
| Coordinates: 31°28′12″N 34°38′48″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Merhavim |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 714 |
The moshav was established in 1953 on land that had belonged to the Palestinian village of Kawfakha.[2] It was named after Akiva Etinger, a chief of the Settlement Department in the Jewish Agency. In the late 1970s Amir Peretz was a member of the moshav, bought a farm in the village and grew vegetables and flowers for export.
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