Ahva
אַחֲוָה, אחווה أحفا | |
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• official | Ahawa |
Etymology: Brotherhood | |
Coordinates: 31°44′36″N 34°46′9″E / 31.74333°N 34.76917°E | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Southern |
Council | Be'er Tuvia |
Founded | 1974 |
Population (2022)[1] | 297 |
Ahva (Hebrew: אַחֲוָה, Aḥava, lit. Brotherhood) is a village in the northern Negev desert of southern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council and had a population of 297 in 2022.[1]
The village was established in 1976 for civil servants of the regional council. It is adjacent to the Ahva Academic College and acts as a service center for the surrounding settlements, including Kfar Ahim, Kfar HaRif, Talmei Yehiel and Yenon.[2]
Ahva was founded on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Masmiyya al-Kabira.[3]