Nir Akiva () is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev desert near Netivot and Nir Moshe and covering 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History The moshav was established in 1953, on the lands of the Palestinian village of Kawfakha that was depopulated in 1948. Population 1944/45 500 It was named after Akiva Etinger, a chief of the Settlement Department in the Jewish Agency. In the late 1970s Amir Peretz was a member of the moshav, bought a farm in the village and grew vegetables and flowers for export.
References
External links Nir Akiva Negev Information Centre