Nitzanei Sinai

Nitzanei Sinai
ניצני סיני

Sign at entrance reading "Kadesh Barnea"
Nitzanei Sinai
Coordinates: 30°54′13.15″N 34°23′47.47″E / 30.9036528°N 34.3965194°E / 30.9036528; 34.3965194Coordinates: 30°54′13.15″N 34°23′47.47″E / 30.9036528°N 34.3965194°E / 30.9036528; 34.3965194
District Southern
Council Ramat HaNegev
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1977
Population (2015)[1] 259
Main general store

Nitzanei Sinai (Hebrew: נִצָּנֵי סִינַי, ניצני סיני), also known as Kadesh Barne'a (Hebrew: קדש ברנע), is a communal settlement in the western Negev desert in Israel. Located near Nitzana, it falls under the juridisction of Ramat Negev Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 259.

History

The settlement was founded in 1980 and moved to its present site in 1986 following the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty.[2] It was named for its proximity to the Sinai, as well as after biblical Kadesh Barne'a, one of the stations on the Israelites' journey during the Exodus.[3]

Olive cultivar

Barnea is a modern dual-purpose cultivar bred originally from Kadesh Barnea in southern Israel to be disease-resistant and to produce a generous crop. The oil has a strong flavour with a hint of green leaf. Barnea is widely grown in Israel and in the southern hemisphere, particularly in Australia and New Zealand.

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.369, ISBN 965-220-186-3
  3. Numbers 13:26; Deuteronomy 1:46
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