Nitzan Bet

Nitzan Bet ניצן ב'

Nitzan Bet
Coordinates: 31°44′11″N 34°38′12″E / 31.73639°N 34.63667°E / 31.73639; 34.63667Coordinates: 31°44′11″N 34°38′12″E / 31.73639°N 34.63667°E / 31.73639; 34.63667
District	Southern
Council	Hof Ashkelon
Founded	2007
Founded by	Former settlers
Population (2014)^[1]	1,493

Nitzan Bet (Hebrew: ניצן ב'‎) is a community settlement in southern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council and had a population of 1,493 in 2014.

History

The village was established in 2007 to house former settlers from the Gaza Strip after they were evacuated as part of the disengagement plan.^[2]

References

↑ 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
↑ The Soldier, the Settler, and the Journalist: Remembering Israel's Withdrawal From Gaza Vice, 15 August 2015

Hof Ashkelon Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Gvar'am Karmia Nitzanim Yad Mordechai Zikim

Moshavim	Beit Shikma Berekhya Ge'a Heletz Hodia Kokhav Michael Mash'en Mavki'im Nir Yisrael Netiv HaAsara Talmei Yafeh

Community settlements	Be'er Ganim Bat Hadar Nitzan Nitzan Bet

Youth village	Kfar Silver

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