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Hatzeva () is a 
Desert school uses legacy of Israel's farming pioneers to instill values
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moshav
A moshav (, plural ', "settlement, village") is a type of Israeli village or town or Jewish settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 and 1 ...
in southern Israel. Located in the Arava valley, 12 km north of Ein Yahav, it falls under the jurisdiction of Central Arava Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
Antiquity
The nearby holds remains of two Judahite fortresses, aNabataea
The Nabataean Kingdom (Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢕𐢃𐢋𐢈 ''Nabāṭū''), also named Nabatea () was a political state of the Nabataeans during classical antiquity. The Nabataean Kingdom controlled many of the trade routes of the region, amassin ...
n caravanserai
A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was an inn that provided lodging for travelers, merchants, and Caravan (travellers), caravans. They were present throughout much of the Islamic world. Depending on the region and period, they were called by a ...
, and a Roman fort, part of the Limes Arabicus
The ''Limes Arabicus'' was a desert frontier of the Roman Empire, running north from its start in the province of Arabia Petraea. It ran northeast from the Gulf of Aqaba for about at its greatest extent, reaching northern Syria and forming part ...
. It took advantage of the Spring of Hazeva (in Hebrew Ein Hazeva); for more see Ein Hatzeva
Ein Hatzeva (, ''lit.'' Hatzeva Spring) is a moshav in the central Arabah, 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.
Name
Moshav Ein Hatze ...
, the modern settlement by the name.
State of Israel
Hatzeva was founded in 1965 as aNahal settlement
Nahal settlements () were Israeli settlements established by Israeli soldiers of Nahal in both Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories.
Supporting the growth and expansion of Israeli Jews was once the main focus of Nahal troops of the Israe ...
near the Arava Road and became a moshav in 1968. It was named after the nearby Hatzeva Fortress. In 1971 its location changed slightly. Near the moshav's access road lies the Hatzeva field school (Gidron), located where the moshav was until 1971. Hashomer Hachadash is a grassroots movement in Hatzeva established to help Israeli farmers and ranchers safeguard their land./ref>
See also
* Israel Goodovitch, architect who designed the hexagonal prefab housing system used in Hatzeva in the early 1970sReferences
{{Central Arava Regional Council Central Arava Regional Council Moshavim Nahal settlements Populated places in Southern District (Israel) Populated places established in 1968 1968 establishments in Israel