Shmurat Tsafit
Shmurat Tsafit is a nature reserve in Southern District, Israel. Shmurat Tsafit is situated nearby to the locality Gat, as well as near the village Al-Ghazi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tel Tsafit.
Tel Tsafit
Scenic viewpoint
Tell es-Safi was an Arab Palestinian village, located in the Shephelah region on the southern banks of Wadi 'Ajjur, 35 kilometers northwest of Hebron, which had its Arab population expelled during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gat and Al-Ghazi.
Gat
Locality
Gath or Gat was one of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis during the Iron Age. It was located in northeastern Philistia, close to the border with Judah. Gat is situated 2½ km northeast of Shmurat Tsafit.
Al-Ghazi
Village
Al-'Azi is an Arab village in central Israel. Located just south of Kfar Menahem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 192. Al-Ghazi is situated 3 km north of Shmurat Tsafit.
Kfar Menahem
Village
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 2024 it had a population of 1,342. Kfar Menahem is situated 4½ km north of Shmurat Tsafit.
Shmurat Tsafit
- Type: Nature reserve
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.69196° or 31° 41′ 31″ north
Longitude
34.82596° or 34° 49′ 34″ east
Elevation
162 metres (531 feet)
Open location code
8G3PMRRG+Q9
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Shmurat Tsafit” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Shemurat Ẕafit”
- Hebrew: “שמורת צפית”
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