Nir Am

Nir Am ניר עם‎
Nir Am in 1950
Etymology: Nation Meadow
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Coordinates: 31°31′10″N 34°34′51″E / 31.51944°N 34.58083°E / 31.51944; 34.58083
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Sha'ar HaNegev
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	19 August 1943
Founded by	Bessarabian Gordonia members
Area	20,000 dunams (20 km2 or 8 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	726
• Density	36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Website	www.nir-am.org.il

Nir Am (Hebrew: נִירְעָם, ניר עם, lit. 'Nation Meadow') is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located next to Sderot and around two kilometres from the Gaza Strip, the kibbutz covers 20,000 dunams. It falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 726.^[1]