Nir Oz

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Nir Oz
Founded	1 October 1955
Founded by	Nahal
Region	North-western Negev
Council	Eshkol
Industries	Agriculture, manufacturing
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement

Nir Oz (Hebrew: ניר עוז‎, lit. Meadow of Strength) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev desert between Magen and Nirim and covering 20,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 348.

The settlement was founded on 1 October 1955 as a Nahal settlement. Recognised as a kibbutz two months later, the first Hashomer Hatzair graduates arrived in May 1957. As well as agriculture, the kibbutz also has a factory producing building and silicon sealant products and an engineering firm.

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Nir Oz Negev Information Center

v • d • e Eshkol Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Be'eri · Ein HaShlosha · Gvulot · Magen · Nir Oz · Nir Yitzhak · Nirim · Holit · Kerem Shalom · Kissufim · Re'im · Sufa · Tze'elim · Urim

Moshavim	Amioz · Ein HaBesor · Dekel · Mivtahim · Ohad · Peri Gan · Sde Nitzan · Sdei Avraham · Talmei Eliyahu · Talmei Yosef · Yated · Yesha · Yevul

Other locations	Avshalom · Tzohar