Negba
Sign in to saveNegba () is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the northern Negev desert near the cities of Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Key facts
- Israel village.name
- Negba
- Israel village.hebname
- נגבה
- Israel village.arname
- نجبا
- Israel village.image
- File:(10)מוזיאון תחת כיפת השמים בקיבוץ נגבה,.jpg
- Israel village.founded
- 12 July 1939
- Israel village.district
- south
- Israel village.council
- Yoav
- Israel village.affiliation
- Kibbutz Movement
- Israel village.pushpin_map
- Israel ashkelon
- Israel village.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Israel village.website
- www.negba.org.il
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- Battle for Negba, 1948
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- Economy
- Geography
- Climate
- Notable residents
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Negba () is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the northern Negev desert near the cities of Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The name of the kibbutz is based on a verse in the Book of Genesis (13:14), where God commands Abraham to cast his eyes and travel throughout the land of Israel, toward the north, south, east and west. The word "negba" means "southward" in Biblical Hebrew.
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