Meir Shfeya

Meir Shfeya is a youth village and agricultural boarding school in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 140.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 297 residents
  • Description: farm village in Israel
  • Also known as: “Meier Shfeyah Childrens Village”, “Meir Shefeya Youth Village”, “Meir Shefeyah”, “Meir Shfeya Children’s Village”, “Meir Shfeya Youth Village”, “Meir Shfeyah”, “Meir Shfeyah Children’s Village”, “Meir Shfeyah Youth Village”, “Shefayā”, “Shefeiā”, “Shefeiya”, “Shefeyā”, “Shefeyah”, and “Shfeyah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include מערת המייש and Benjamin’s pool.

Cave
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is a cave.

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is situated 2½ km southwest of Meir Shfeya.

Synagogue
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The Ohel Ya'akov Synagogue is an Ashkenazic Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in , a town in the of . The congregation was founded by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild in 1884. is situated 2½ km southwest of Meir Shfeya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fureidis and Zikhron Ya’akov.

Village
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is an Arab town in the of . It received local council status in 1952. In 2024 its population was 13,548.

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Zikhron Ya'akov is a small town in the south slope of the , 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.

Village
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is a moshav in northern . Located on the southern slopes of near Binyamina and , it originally was built on 8,068 dunams of land. is situated 3 km east of Meir Shfeya.

Meir Shfeya

Latitude
32.59145° or 32° 35′ 29″ north
Longitude
34.97091° or 34° 58′ 15″ east
Population
297
Elevation
108 metres (354 feet)
Open location code
8G4PHXRC+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 957277383
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294282
Wiki­data ID
Q2777355
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Satellite Map

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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: “Meier Shfeyah Childrens Village”
  • Dutch: “Meir Shfeya”
  • French: “Meir Shfeya”
  • Hebrew: “Me’ir Shfeya”
  • Hebrew: “כפר הנוער והילדים מאיר שפיה”
  • Hebrew: “כפר הנוער מאיר שפיה”
  • Hebrew: “מאיר שפיה”
  • Hebrew: “שפיה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Meir Shfeya”
  • Persian: “مئیر شفیا”
  • Polish: “Me’ir Szefeja”
  • Polish: “Meir Shfeya”
  • Polish: “Meir Szfeja”
  • Turkish: “Meir Şfeya”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rivka Rahat Forest and Shfeya Quarry.

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