Gefen
Gefen is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 441.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sdot Micha Airbase.
Sdot Micha Airbase
Military installation
Sdot Micha Airbase is an Israeli Air Force missile base and depot, whose existence Israel neither confirms nor denies. It is situated in the center of Israel, halfway from Jerusalem to the Mediterranean Sea and extends nearly 13 km from southeast to northwest. Sdot Micha Airbase is situated 3 km northeast of Gefen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tirosh and Kfar Menahem.
Tirosh
Village
Tirosh is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 478.
Kfar Menahem
Village
Photo: Shalomig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kfar Menahem is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located about 7 km east of Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,358. Kfar Menahem is situated 4 km west of Gefen.
Sdot Micha
Village
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sdot Micha or Sedot Mikha is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the west of Beit Shemesh, it is under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 351. Sdot Micha is situated 4½ km southeast of Gefen.
Gefen
- Type: Village with 410 residents
- Description: human settlement in Israel
- Categories: moshav, human settlement, residential area, and locality
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.74139° or 31° 44′ 29″ northLongitude
34.87794° or 34° 52′ 41″ eastPopulation
410Elevation
171 metres (561 feet)United Nations Location Code
IL GEFOpen location code
8G3PPVRH+H5OpenStreetMap ID
way 82628389OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
295059Wikidata ID
Q2920048
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Gefen” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Gefen”
- Hebrew: “גפן”
- Irish: “Gefen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gefen”
- Polish: “Gefen”
- Turkish: “Gefen”
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