Nir Tzvi

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Nir Tz'vi
Nir Tz'vi is located in Israel
Nir Tz'vi
Nir Tz'vi
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Council Lod Valley
Affiliation Agricultural Union
Founded 1954
Founded by Argentine immigrants
Website www.nirzevi.muni.il

Nir Tz'vi (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />נִיר צְבִי‎, lit. Zvi's Meadow; Arabic: نير تسفي‎‎) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Lod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lod Valley Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,100.

The village was founded in 1954 by immigrants from Argentina. It was initially called Kfar Argentina (lit. Argentina Village), before being renamed after Maurice "Zvi" de Hirsch who had helped the Jews of Argentina.

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