Meir Shfeya
Meir Shfeya is a youth village and agricultural boarding school in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 184.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 297 residents
- Description: farm village in Israel
- Also known as: “Meir Shefeyah”, “Meir Shfeya Youth Village”, “Meir Shfeyah”, “Shefayā”, “Shefeiā”, “Shefeiya”, “Shefeyā”, “Shefeyah”, and “Shfeyah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include מערת המייש and Benjamin’s pool.
Benjamin’s pool
Photo: Rickjpelleg, CC BY 2.5.
Benjamin’s pool is situated 2½ km southwest of Meir Shfeya.
Ohel Ya’akov synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Rickjpelleg, CC BY 2.5.
The Ohel Ya'akov Synagogue is an Ashkenazic Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Zikhron Ya'akov, a town in the Haifa District of Israel. The congregation was founded by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild in 1884.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fureidis and Zikhron Ya’akov.
Fureidis
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fureidis is an Arab town in the Haifa District of Israel. It received local council status in 1952. In 2023 its population was 13,356.
Zikhron Ya’akov
Photo: israeltourism, CC BY 2.0.
Zikhron Ya'akov is a small town in the south slope of the Carmel Range, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It was founded in 1882 by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild. It is famous for the Carmel Winery, and for the midrahov in the city center.
Bat Shlomo
Village
Photo: Rickjpelleg, CC BY 2.5.
Bat Shlomo is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the southern slopes of Mount Carmel near Binyamina and Zikhron Ya'akov, it originally was built on 8,068 dunams of land. Bat Shlomo is situated 3 km east of Meir Shfeya.
Meir Shfeya
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.59079° or 32° 35′ 27″ northLongitude
34.97065° or 34° 58′ 14″ eastPopulation
297Elevation
108 metres (354 feet)Open location code
8G4PHXRC+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 277024873OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Meir Shfeya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مئير شفيا”
- Czech: “Me’ir Šefeja”
- Czech: “Me’ir Šfeja”
- Czech: “Me’ir Shefeya”
- Czech: “Meir Šefeja”
- Czech: “Meir Šfeja”
- Dutch: “Meir Shfeya”
- French: “Meir Shfeya”
- Hebrew: “כפר הנוער מאיר שפיה”
- Hebrew: “מאיר שפיה”
- Hebrew: “שפיה”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Meir Shfeya”
- Polish: “Me’ir Szefeja”
- Polish: “Meir Shfeya”
- Polish: “Meir Szfeja”
- Turkish: “Meir Şfeya”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Meir Shefeya Youth Village and Fureidis.
Notable Places Nearby
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