Shmurat HaShayyarot

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include HaMasrek Reserve and Bayt Mahsir.

Protected area
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is a nature reserve situated in the western , , near moshav . is renowned and named for its prominent stand of Jerusalem pine trees, which are approximately 170 years old.

Ruins
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was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 10, 1948, by the Harel Brigade of Operation Makkabi. It was located 9 km west of .

Ruins
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Horvat Mazad or Khirbet el-Qasr is an archaeological site located in the of . Occupied intermittently from the Late Bronze Age to the modern period, its main phase occurred between the 2nd century BCE and the 1st century CE, when it was developed into a fortified complex by the Hasmonean and Herodian dynasties before being abandoned during the First Jewish–Roman War.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Meir and Shoresh.

Village
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is a religious moshav in central . Located around nine miles from , just off the Highway 1, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 678.

Village
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is a moshav shitufi in central . Located five kilometres from Sha'ar HaGai in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,399.

Village
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Sho'eva is a moshav in central . Located west of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 579. is situated 3 km east of Shmurat HaShayyarot.

Shmurat HaShayyarot

Latitude
31.80269° or 31° 48′ 10″ north
Longitude
35.05006° or 35° 3′ 0″ east
Elevation
456 metres (1,496 feet)
Open location code
8G3QR332+32
Geo­Names ID
10254231
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In Other Languages

“Shmurat HaShayyarot” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “שמורת השירות”

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