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)
 • officialAhawa
Etymology: Brotherhood
Ahva is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Ahva
Ahva
Ahva is located in Israel
Ahva
Ahva
Coordinates: 31°44′36″N 34°46′9″E / 31.74333°N 34.76917°E / 31.74333; 34.76917
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
CouncilBe'er Tuvia
Founded1974
Population
 (2022)[1]
297

History

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The 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

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
  3. ^ 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.