Ein Hatzeva

Moshav in southern Israel

Place in Southern, Israel

Ein Hatzeva עֵין חֲצֵבָה عين حتسيبا

Etymology: Hatzeva Spring
30°47′53″N 35°14′48″E / 30.79806°N 35.24667°E / 30.79806; 35.24667
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Tamar
Region	Arava
Founded	1960
Population (2019)^[1]	50

Ein Hatzeva (Hebrew: עֵין חֲצֵבָה, lit. Hatzeva Spring) is a moshav in the central Arava valley in Israel. Located south of the Dead Sea, it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 50.^[1]

History

Ein Hatzeva was founded in 1960 as an unaffiliated agriculture farm, and was not recognized by the government. The founders attempted to grow vegetables in the arid Arava area, and the village was recognized upon their success.^[2]

It was named after the nearby Hatzeva Spring, which in turn takes its name from the Arabic name, Ayn Husb. The location was mentioned in Greek texts as Eisebon.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 748. ISBN 965-448-413-7.