Middle East
Israel
Central District

Sha’alvim

Sha'alvim is a religious kibbutz in central and one of only two affiliated with Poalei Agudat Yisrael. Located near the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2023 it had a population of 1,921.
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  • Type: Village with 1,930 residents
  • Description: kibbutz located in the Central district of Israel.
  • Also known as: “Salvit”, “Sha‘alvim”, “Shaalvim”, and “Shalhevet”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yeshivat Sha’alvim and Bayt Shanna.

Synagogue
Yeshivat Sha'alvim is a hesder yeshiva, a and a yeshiva high school for boys, located in Kibbutz Sha'alvim. It is one of the most prestigious Yeshivas in central Israel.

Ruins
was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 15, 1948, during the second stage of Operation Dani. It was located 11.5 km southeast of .

Archaeological site
Photo: Anatavital, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Umm el-Umdan or Khirbet Umm el-Umdan is a Jewish archaeological site within the municipal boundaries of the city of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nof Ayalon and Kfar Bin Nun.

Village
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community settlement in central . Located in the Ayalon Valley near Sha'alvim, it falls under the jurisdiction of the . In 2023, it had a population of 2,017.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central . Located in the Ayalon Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2023 it had a population of 808. is situated 3½ km west of Sha’alvim.

Village
is a moshav in central . Located between and on the old - road, it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2023 it had a population of 605. is situated 3½ km west of Sha’alvim.

Sha’alvim

Latitude
31.86996° or 31° 52′ 12″ north
Longitude
34.9839° or 34° 59′ 2″ east
Population
1,930
Elevation
223 metres (732 feet)
Open location code
8G3PVX9M+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278474292
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293590
Wiki­data ID
Q960557
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Sha’alvim” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شعاڤليم”
  • Catalan: “Sha’alvim”
  • Catalan: “Xa’alvim”
  • Czech: “Ša’alvim”
  • French: “Sha’alvim”
  • French: “Shaalvim”
  • Hebrew: “שעלבים”
  • Hebrew: “שַׁעַלְבִים”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sha’alvim”
  • Polish: “Sza’alwim”
  • Polish: “Szaalvim”
  • Russian: “Шаальвим”
  • Spanish: “Sha’alvim”
  • Spanish: “Shaalvim”
  • Swedish: “Sha’alvim”
  • Turkish: “Şa’alvim”
  • Yiddish: “שעלבים”

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