Dvir
Kibbutz in southern Israel
title: "Dvir" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["kibbutzim", "kibbutz-movement", "populated-places-established-in-1951", "populated-places-in-southern-district-(israel)", "1951-establishments-in-israel", "hungarian-jewish-culture-in-israel"] description: "Kibbutz in southern Israel" topic_path: "geography/israel" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvir" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Kibbutz in southern Israel ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Kibbutz"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dvir |
| image | File:Dvir 1 2011.jpg |
| hebname | |
| pushpin_map | Israel northwest negev |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| pushpin_label_position | left |
| coordinates | |
| foundation | 1951 |
| founded_by | Hungarian Hashomer Hatzair members |
| district | south |
| council | Bnei Shimon |
| popyear | |
| population | |
| population_footnotes | |
| affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| website | dvira.org.il |
| :: |
| name = Dvir | image = File:Dvir 1 2011.jpg | hebname= | pushpin_map=Israel northwest negev | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_label_position= left | coordinates = | foundation = 1951 | founded_by = Hungarian Hashomer Hatzair members | district = south | council = Bnei Shimon | popyear = | population = | population_footnotes= | affiliation = Kibbutz Movement | website = dvira.org.il
Dvir (), also known as Dvira (), is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Rahat and Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The kibbutz was established in 1951 by Hashomer Hatzair members from Hungary and took its name from the Biblical city of Dvir (Joshua 21:15) that was located in the area. The original residents were joined by immigrants from South America.
A member of the kibbutz, Yitzhak Mintz, developed the QText word processing program in 1988 which was one of the first to handle the Hebrew language.
References
References
- Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 136, {{ISBN. 965-220-186-3
- (11 May 2016). "Land of milk and high-tech".
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