Sde Nitzan

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 2023 it had a population of 530.^[1]

Sde Nitzan שדה ניצן‎ (Hebrew)
Pitaya fruits in Sde Nitzan
Etymology: Field of (Flower) Buds
Sde Nitzan
Coordinates: 31°13′45″N 34°25′12″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Eshkol
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1973
Founded by	English-speaking Jewish immigrants
Population  (2023)	530[1]

History

The moshav was established in 1973 by immigrants from English speaking countries,^[2] with the name being an approximate translation of the name of a Jewish philanthropist named Bloomfield ("Field of Flowers").