Nir Moshe
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| Etymology: Moshe's Meadow | |
Nir Moshe Nir Moshe | |
| Coordinates: 31°28′40″N 34°37′52″E / 31.47778°N 34.63111°E / 31.47778; 34.63111 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Merhavim |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founded by | City-dwellers |
| Population (2024)1 | 518 |
| Website | www.nir-moshe.co.il |
Nir Moshe (Hebrew: ניר משה, lit. 'Moshe's Meadow') is a moshav in southern Israel with an elevation of 145 m from sea level.2 Located in the north-western Negev desert, south-east of Sderot with an area of 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 518.1
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.
References
References
- "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- "Nir Moshe (Be'er Sheva, Southern District, Israel) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-09-12.