Shmurat Nir‘am

Shmurat Nir‘am is a nature reserve in , . Shmurat Nir‘am is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hesder Yeshiva of Sderot and Sderot.

College
Photo: יהונתן זרקון 12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , known formally as the Max and Ruth Schwartz Yeshivat Hesder of Sderot, was founded in 1995 by Rabbi Dovid E. Fendel. The yeshiva is located in the town of , one kilometer from the and the Palestinian Arab town of .

Railway station
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The railway station is a railway station located near the southern entrance to , . It is situated on the Ashkelon–Beersheba railway. is situated 2½ km south of Shmurat Nir‘am.

Movie theater
Sderot Cinematheque is a film archive in , . The Sderot Cinematheque was established in December 1999. It was founded by Haim Bresheeth in cooperation with Sapir Academic College and mayor Eli Moyal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nir Am and Sderot.

Village
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is a kibbutz in southern . Located next to the city of and around two kilometres from the , the kibbutz covers 20,000 dunams. It falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 733.

Photo: Nizzan Cohen, CC BY 4.0.
is a western city and former development town in the of . In 2024, it had a population of 37,239. is located less than a mile from , and is notable for having been a major target of Qassam rocket attacks from the .

Village
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
is a kibbutz in southwestern . Located just 1 kilometre north of the , it is the namesake of the nearby . The kibbutz was founded in 1949 and moved to its current location in 1950. is situated 2½ km north of Shmurat Nir‘am.

Shmurat Nir‘am

Latitude
31.53751° or 31° 32′ 15″ north
Longitude
34.57664° or 34° 34′ 36″ east
Elevation
102 metres (335 feet)
Open location code
8G3PGHQG+2M
Geo­Names ID
8071236
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Satellite Map

Discover Shmurat Nir‘am from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Shmurat Nir‘am” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “Shemurat Nir‘am”
  • Hebrew: “Shmurat Nir‘am”
  • Hebrew: “שמורת נירעם”

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