Ahva (Hebrew: אַחֲוָה, lit. 'Brotherhood') is a village in the northern Negev desert of southern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council and had a population of 297 in 2022. It is adjacent to the Ahva Academic College and acts as a service center for the surrounding settlements, including Kfar Ahim, Kfar HaRif, Talmei Yehiel and Yenon.

History

The village was established in 1976 for civil servants of the regional council on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Masmiyya al-Kabira.