Shefer
Shefer is a village in Northern District, Israel. Shefer is situated nearby to the village Parod, as well as near the hamlet H̱emdat Yamim.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jethro’s mound and Khirbet Shema.
Jethro’s mound
Historic site
Photo: Mlevitt1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rujum en-Nabi Shu'ayb or Jethro's Cairn is an ancient megalithic monument, consisting of a crescent shaped heap of field stones, located some 15 kilometers from the Sea of Galilee on a fairly inaccessible hillside below Parod in Northern Israel.
Khirbet Shema
Archaeological site
Khirbet Shema is an archaeological site located in Israel at the foot of Mount Meron. It features the ruins of a large Jewish village of the Roman and Byzantine periods, including the remains of an ancient synagogue and a mausoleum. Khirbet Shema is situated 4 km north of Shefer.
Mt. Mesarevim
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mt. Mesarevim is a peak, which is situated 4 km northeast of Shefer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shefer and Parod.
Shefer
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shefer is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 503.
Parod
Village
Photo: Ravit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parod is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 654.
Shefer
- Type: Village
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.943° or 32° 56′ 35″ northLongitude
35.43646° or 35° 26′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8G4QWCVP+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 616548419OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Hebrew—“Shefer” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Šefer”
- French: “Shefer”
- Hebrew: “שפר”
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