Ahva is a village in the northern Negev

Negev

The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The Arabs, including the native Bedouin population of the region, refer to the desert as al-Naqab. The origin of the word Neghebh is from the Hebrew root denoting 'dry'...

 desert of southern Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. It falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council

Be'er Tuvia Regional Council

Be'er Tuvia Regional Council , is a regional council in the southern Coastal Plain region in Israel.It borders Yoav and Nahal Sorek regional councils in the east; Hof Ashkelon regional council, the Mediterranean Sea, the city of Ashdod and Gan Yavne local council in the west; Gederot, Hevel Yavne...

 and had a population of 256 in 2006.

The village was established in 1976 for civil servants of the regional council. It is adjacent to the Ahva Academic College

Ahva Academic College

Achva Academic College is an Israeli college.-History:Achva Academic College, founded in 1971, is located near the village of Achva within the boundaries of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council...

 and acts as a service centre for the surrounding settlements, including Kfar Ahim

Kfar Ahim

Kfar Ahim is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 453....

, Kfar HaRif

Kfar HaRif

Kfar HaRif is a moshav on the border of the Shfela and the Coastal Plain in south-central Israel. It is the largest community in the Yoav Regional Council. It is about one km southeast of Masmiya junction and about 2 km northeast of Kiryat Malakhi....

, Talmei Yehiel and Yenon

Yenon

Yinon is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 867....

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