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Nir Banim
Nir Banim is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Nir Banim
Nir Banim
Location within Ashkelon region of Israel
Coordinates: 31°40′20″N 34°45′15″E / 31.67222°N 34.75417°E / 31.67222; 34.75417
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
SubdistrictAshkelon
CouncilBe'er Tuvia
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1954
Founded bySons from other moshavim
Population
 (2024)[1]
804

Nir Banim (Hebrew: נִיר בָּנִים, lit.'Sons' Meadow') is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located near Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 804.[1]

History

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The moshav was founded in 1954 by sons of residents of the moshavim of Be'er Tuvia, Kfar Vitkin, Kfar Yehezkel, Nahalal and Herut. This was also the source of its name.[2] It was established on land located near the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya.[3]

Notable people

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. Yuval Elʻazari, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
  3. Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 135, ISBN 0-88728-224-5