Nir Akiva | |
Hebname: | ניר עקיבא |
Arname: | نير عكيفا |
Founded: | 1953 |
District: | south |
Council: | Merhavim |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel northwest negev |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 31.47°N 34.6467°W |
Nir Akiva (he|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 it had a population of .
The moshav was established in 1953 on land that had belonged to the Palestinian village of Kawfakha.[1] 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.
. All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid. Khalidi. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 0-88728-224-5. 119–121. Population 1944/45 500