| Hebname | שדה ניצן |
|---|---|
| Meaning | Field of (Flower) Buds |
| Foundation | 1973 |
| Founded by | English-speaking Jewish immigrants |
| District | south |
| Council | Eshkol |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Coordinates | 31°13′45″N 34°25′12″E |
Sde Nitzan (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה נִצָּן, lit. Field of (Flower) Buds) is a moshav in the northern Negev desert in Israel. Located twelve kilometres east of Kerem Shalom, 8 km east of Gaza Strip and 35 km west of Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The moshav was established in 1973 by immigrants from English speaking countries,[1] with the name being an approximate translation of the name of a Jewish philanthropist named Bloomfield ("Field of Flowers").
References
- ^ El'azari, Yuval (ed.) (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 525. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.