Nir Hen, Agricultural settlement in Lakhish Regional Council, Israel
Nir Hen is an agricultural settlement in southern Israel positioned between Ashkelon and Kiryat Gat at about 108 meters above sea level. The community consists mainly of farmland and agricultural plots organized within the Lakhish Regional Council administrative area.
The settlement was founded in 1956 and is deeply connected to a tragic aviation incident when an El Al aircraft was shot down over Bulgaria. This event and its victims shaped the character and purpose of the newly established community.
The community operates through cooperative farming where each family manages its own land independently while sharing common resources and infrastructure. This way of working together shapes the daily life and social structure of the settlement.
The settlement is located in an agricultural region and is best reached by car as it lies between larger cities. Nearby shopping and services can be found in surrounding towns.
The name translates to 'Meadow of the 58' in Hebrew, referring directly to the passengers who died in the aviation incident. This naming choice shows how deeply the community's founding is tied to remembering this historical event.
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