Merkaz Shapira

Merkaz Shapira is a religious village in the of . Located in the southern between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 2,962.
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  • Type: Village with 2,210 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Deganim” and “Shapira Center”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bayt ‘Affa and Battalion 53 Memorial.

Ruins
Bayt 'Affa was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated and destroyed during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. It was located 29 km northeast of and Wadi al-Rana ran east of the village. is situated 4 km south of Merkaz Shapira.

Memorial
Photo: YoavR, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cemetery
Photo: YoavR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3½ km northeast of Merkaz Shapira.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein Tzurim and Masu’ot Yitzhak.

Village
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is a religious kibbutz in southern . Located south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council and is a member of the Religious Kibbutz Movement. In 2024 it had a population of 881.

Village
Photo: Elians, CC0.
Masu'ot Yitzhak is a moshav shitufi in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. The original kibbutz in was destroyed and depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and a new settlement was established in 1949 in a different location.

Village
Photo: Orrling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in southern . Located in the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,074.

Merkaz Shapira

Latitude
31.69518° or 31° 41′ 43″ north
Longitude
34.70713° or 34° 42′ 26″ east
Population
2,210
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
Open location code
8G3PMPW4+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473683
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8072868
Wiki­data ID
Q2776772
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Merkaz Shapira” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مركز شفيرا”
  • Czech: “Merkaz Šapira”
  • Czech: “Merkaz Shapira”
  • Czech: “Merkaz Shappira”
  • Dutch: “Merkaz Shapira”
  • French: “Merkaz Shapira”
  • German: “Merkaz Shapira”
  • Hebrew: “אחוזת אתרוג”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז שפירא”
  • Hebrew: “מֶרְכַּז שַׁפִּירָא”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Merkaz Shapira”
  • Persian: “مرکز شاپیرا”
  • Polish: “Merkaz Szapira”
  • Polish: “Merkaz Szappira”
  • Spanish: “Merkaz Shapira”
  • Turkish: “Merkaz Şapira”

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