Nir Etzion
Nir Etzion
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| Etymology: Etzion Meadow | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Hof HaCarmel |
| Region | Carmel |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Refugees and Holocaust survivors |
| Population (2007) | 877 |
| Website | www.nirezion.com |
Nir Etzion (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Etzion Meadow) is a religious moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located between Ein Hod and Ein Hawd near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 877.
The village was established in 1950 as a kibbutz by refugees from Kfar Etzion and Be'erot Yitzhak (which had been captured by the Jordanian and Egyptian armies during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War) as well as Holocaust survivors and members of the Ahdut and Tikva kvutzot. It was named after Kfar Etzion.
In 1953 it converted to a moshav shitufi.