Mishmar HaNegev

Mishmar HaNegev
מִשְׁמַר הַנֶּגֶב
Mishmar HaNegev in 1950
Etymology: Guard of the Negev
Mishmar HaNegev is located in Northwest Negev region of Israel
Mishmar HaNegev
Mishmar HaNegev
Mishmar HaNegev is located in Israel
Mishmar HaNegev
Mishmar HaNegev
Coordinates: 31°21′51″N 34°43′7″E / 31.36417°N 34.71861°E / 31.36417; 34.71861
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilBnei Shimon
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded6 October 1946
Founded byBorochov movement members
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,124
Mishmar HaNegev landscape

Mishmar HaNegev (Hebrew: מִשְׁמַר הַנֶּגֶב, lit.'Guard of the Negev') is a kibbutz in the northern fringe of the Negev desert in Israel. Located on Road 264, about two kilometres south of the Bedouin city of Rahat and around ten kilometres from Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2022 its population was 1,124.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.