Neve Shamir

Neve Shamir is a suburb in , . Neve Shamir is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Horbat Bet Netef and Valley of Elah.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bayt Nattif or Beit Nattif was a Palestinian village, located some 20 kilometers southwest of , midway on the ancient Roman road between and Jerusalem, and 21 km northwest of .

Valley
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The , Ella Valley, or Wadi es-Sunt, is a long, shallow valley in the area of . It is best known from the Hebrew Bible incident where David defeated Goliath. is situated 2½ km south of Neve Shamir.

Peak
Sokho is the name given to two ancient towns in the territorial domain of Judah as mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, west of the Judean hills. Both towns were given the name Shuweikah in Arabic, a diminutive of the Arabic shawk, meaning "thorn". is situated 3½ km southwest of Neve Shamir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aviezer and Netiv HaLamed-Heh.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small religious moshav in central . Located seven kilometres south of , at the east end of the Elah valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 920.

Village
Photo: דג קטן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a kibbutz in central . Located in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 682.

Village
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also known as Roglit, is a moshav in central . Located in the region and built upon an eminence in the far south-east end of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. is situated 3 km south of Neve Shamir.

Neve Shamir

Latitude
31.69841° or 31° 41′ 54″ north
Longitude
35.00438° or 35° 0′ 16″ east
Open location code
8G3QM2X3+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1190664227
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
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In Other Languages

From French to Hebrew—“Neve Shamir” goes by many names.
  • French: “Neve Shamir”
  • Hebrew: “נוה שמיר”

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