Mishmar HaNegev

Mishmar HaNegev
Etymology: Guard of the Negev
Mishmar HaNegev
Mishmar HaNegev
Coordinates: 31°21′51″N 34°43′7″E / 31.36417°N 34.71861°E / 31.36417; 34.71861
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
CouncilBnei Shimon
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded6 October 1946
Founded byBorochov movement members
Population
 (2023)
1,121
Websiteatarmishmar.org.il

Mishmar HaNegev (Hebrew: משמר הנגב, lit. 'Guard of the Negev') is a kibbutz in the northern fringe of the Negev desert in southern Israel. Located on Road 264, about two kilometres south of the Bedouin city of Rahat and around ten kilometres from Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2023 its population was 1,121.

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