Ahva (Hebrew: אַחֲוָה, lit. 'Brotherhood') is a village in the northern Negev desert of southern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council and had a population of 297 in 2022.[1] It is adjacent to the Ahva Academic College and acts as a service center for the surrounding settlements, including Kfar Ahim, Kfar HaRif, Talmei Yehiel and Yenon.[2]
Ahva
אַחֲוָה, אחווה | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • official | Ahawa |
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| Etymology: Brotherhood | |
  Ahva  Ahva | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′36″N 34°46′9″E / 31.74333°N 34.76917°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 297 |
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History
editThe village was established in 1976 for civil servants of the regional council on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Masmiyya al-Kabira.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 125. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.