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Shamir

Shamir is a kibbutz in area of . Located on the western slopes of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 833.
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  • Type: Village with 895 residents
  • Description: Kibbutz in Israel
  • Also known as: “Shamir, Israel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Anafa Nature Reserve and Lake Qaraoun.

Protected area
Photo: Ram.eisenberg, CC BY 3.0.
Tel Anafa is an archaeological site and nature reserve in the , .

Reservoir
Photo: Theipu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a reservoir, which is situated 3½ km north of Shamir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lehavot HaBashan and Kfar Szold.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the around ten kilometres southeast of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 895. is situated 3 km southwest of Shamir.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 754. is situated 3 km north of Shamir.

Village
Photo: Tzafrir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. is situated 4 km west of Shamir.

Shamir

Latitude
33.16567° or 33° 9′ 56″ north
Longitude
35.66008° or 35° 39′ 36″ east
Population
895
Elevation
208 metres (682 feet)
Inception
1944
United Nations Location Code
IL SHR
Open location code
8G5Q5M86+72
Open­Street­Map ID
way 366025827
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293558
Wiki­data ID
Q2889024
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Shamir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شامير”
  • Catalan: “Xamir”
  • Czech: “Šamir”
  • Czech: “Shamir”
  • Dutch: “Shamir”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شامير”
  • French: “Shamir”
  • Hebrew: “קיבוץ שמיר”
  • Hebrew: “שמיר”
  • Irish: “Shamir”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shamir i Israel”
  • Polish: “Shamir”
  • Polish: “Szamir”
  • Spanish: “Kibutz Shamir”
  • Spanish: “Shamir”
  • Turkish: “Şamir”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shamir”. Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.