Shalva

Shalva is a moshav shitufi in southern . Located in the southern near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 677.
Wikipedia
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 503 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Ahuzam B.” and “Aẖuzzam Bet”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Hasi.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
Tell el-Hesi, or Tell el-Hesy, is a 10 hectares archaeological site in . It was the first major site excavated in Palestine, first by Flinders Petrie in 1890 and later by Frederick Jones Bliss in 1891 and 1892, both sponsored by the Palestine Exploration Fund. is situated 4 km southwest of Shalva.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ahuzam and Even Shemu’el.

Village
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is a moshav in southern . Located around five kilometres south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 its population was 556.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Even Shmuel is a religious Zionist village in southern . Located around four kilometres south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 2,007.

Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY 2.5.
No'am is a religious moshav in south-central . Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 476.

Shalva

Latitude
31.56352° or 31° 33′ 49″ north
Longitude
34.76804° or 34° 46′ 5″ east
Population
503
Elevation
168 metres (551 feet)
Open location code
8G3PHQ79+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 274596901
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293560
Wiki­data ID
Q2776748
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Shalva” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Šalva”
  • Czech: “Shalva”
  • Czech: “Shalwa”
  • French: “Shalva”
  • Hebrew: “שלוה”
  • Hebrew: “שלווה”
  • Irish: “Shalva”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shalva”
  • Polish: “Shalva”
  • Polish: “Szalwa”
  • Turkish: “Şalva”

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