Nitzana (Hebrew: נִצָּנָה, ניצנה) is an educational youth village and institutional settlement in southern Israel.

Located in the western Negev desert, adjacent to the Egyptian border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council.

In the early 2nd century CE Roman emperor Hadrian diverted this trade from Aila to Damascus.

This was a time of prosperity with the route from Gaza to Aila reopened and pilgrim traffic to Saint Catherine's Monastery.

[2] The modern village was founded in 1987 by Aryeh Eliav, a former member of the Knesset for several left-wing parties, and was named after the Nabatean city.