Sapir
Sapir is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located in the Arava valley near Route 90, it falls under the jurisdiction of Central Arava Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 509.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
- Type: Village with 447 residents
- Description: human settlement in Israel
- Also known as: “Merkaz Sappir” and “Sapir, Israel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ein Yahav Airfield.
Ein Yahav Airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ein Yahav Airfield, officially known as Sapir Airfield, is a small desert airfield in southern Israel's Arabah between the Dead Sea and Eilat. The airfield is located across Highway 90 from Sapir, and not far from Ein Yahav.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tzofar and Ein Yahav.
Tzofar
Village
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
Tzofar is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Arava valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Central Arava Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 855. Tzofar is situated 6 km south of Sapir.
Ein Yahav
Village
Sapir
- Categories: human settlement, residential area, and locality
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.61364° or 30° 36′ 49″ northLongitude
35.18426° or 35° 11′ 3″ eastPopulation
447Elevation
-8 metres (-26 feet)Open location code
8G2QJ57M+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 60134938OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Sapir” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Sapir”
- Czech: “Sappir”
- Dutch: “Sapir”
- German: “Sapir”
- Hebrew: “מרכז ספיר”
- Hebrew: “ספיר”
- Irish: “Sapir”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sapir i Israel”
- Polish: “Sappir”
- Turkish: “Sapir”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sapir”. Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.