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 and near Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 530.^[1]

Sde Nitzan שְׂדֵה נִצָּן, שדה ניצן‎ سدي نيتسان
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 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").