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Southern District

Sharsheret

Sharsheret is a religious moshav in southern . Located near and covering 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 512.
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  • Type: Village with 321 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Sharsheret, Israel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Haror and Netivot.

Archaeological site
Photo: Aaadir, CC0.
or Tell Abu Hureyra, is an archaeological site in the western Negev Desert, , northwest of , about 20 km east of the Mediterranean Sea, situated on the north bank of , a known in Arabic as Wadi esh-Sheri'a. is situated 2½ km south of Sharsheret.

Railway station
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The railway station is a railway station situated in the western outskirts of , . It is located on the Ashkelon–Beersheba railway between and . is situated 3 km west of Sharsheret.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ma’agalim and Shibolim.

Village
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Ma'agalim is a national-religious community settlement in southern . Located south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,332.

Village
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is a moshav in southern , consisting of conservative and religious Jews. Located near and covering 4,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 420.

Village
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is a religious moshav in southern . Located near and covering 3,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 525.

Sharsheret

Latitude
31.40441° or 31° 24′ 16″ north
Longitude
34.60272° or 34° 36′ 10″ east
Population
321
Elevation
146 metres (479 feet)
Open location code
8G3PCJ33+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 711042928
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293547
Wiki­data ID
Q2890565
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Sharsheret” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Šaršeret”
  • Czech: “Sharsheret”
  • Hebrew: “שרשרת”
  • Irish: “Sharsheret”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sharsheret i Israel”
  • Polish: “Sharsheret”
  • Polish: “Szarszeret”
  • Russian: “Шаршерет”
  • Turkish: “Şarşeret”

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