Merkaz Shapira
Merkaz Shapira is a religious village in the Southern District of Israel. Located in the southern Shephelah between Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 2,728.Photo: ymm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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.
Bayt ‘Affa
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 Gaza and Wadi al-Rana ran east of the village. Bayt ‘Affa is situated 4 km south of Merkaz Shapira.
Kfar Warburg Millitery Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: YoavR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kfar Warburg Millitery Cemetery is situated 3½ km northeast of Merkaz Shapira.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ein Tzurim and Masu’ot Yitzhak.
Ein Tzurim
Village
Masu’ot Yitzhak
Village
Shafir
Village
Photo: Orrling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shafir is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,039.
Merkaz Shapira
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.69518° or 31° 41′ 43″ northLongitude
34.70713° or 34° 42′ 26″ eastPopulation
2,210Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
8G3PMPW4+3VOpenStreetMap ID
node 278473683OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8072868Wikidata 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”
- Polish: “Merkaz Szapira”
- Polish: “Merkaz Szappira”
- Spanish: “Merkaz Shapira”
- Turkish: “Merkaz Şapira”
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