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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  • Type: Village with 297 residents
  • Description: farm village in Israel
  • Also known as: “Me’ir Šefeja”, “Me’ir Shefeya”, “Meier Shfeyah Childrens Village”, “Meir Šefeja”, “Meir Šfeja”, “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”, “Shfeyah”, “כפר הנוער והילדים מאיר שפיה”, and “שפיה”

Places of Interest

Highlights: מערת המייש and Benjamin’s pool.

Cave
Photo: Michal segal-kahalani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cave.

Photo: Rickjpelleg, CC BY 2.5.
is situated 2½ km southwest of Meir Shfeya.

Synagogue
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The Ohel Ya'akov Synagogue is an Ashkenazic Orthodox… 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 .

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Zikhron Ya'akov is a small town in the south slope…

Village
Photo: Rickjpelleg, CC BY 2.5.
is a moshav in northern . 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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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Meir Shfeya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مئير شفيا”
  • Czech: “Me’ir Šfeja”
  • Dutch: “Meir Shfeya”
  • French: “Meir Shfeya”
  • Hebrew: “Me’ir Shfeya”
  • Hebrew: “כפר הנוער מאיר שפיה”
  • Hebrew: “מאיר שפיה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Meir Shfeya”
  • Persian: “مئیر شفیا”
  • Polish: “Me’ir Szefeja”
  • Polish: “Meir Szfeja”
  • Turkish: “Meir Şfeya”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Fureidis and Al-Shikun (refugee resettlement housing).

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rivka Rahat Forest and Shfeya Quarry.

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