Shafir Explained

Shafir
Hebname:שפיר
Arname:شفير
Foundation:15 August 1949
Founded By:Czechoslovakian and
Hungarian immigrants
District:south
Council:Shafir
Affiliation:Hapoel HaMizrachi
Pushpin Map:Israel ashkelon
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Coordinates:31.6967°N 34.7286°W

Shafir (Hebrew: שָׁפִיר) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

Shafir was founded on 15 August 1949 by immigrants from Hungary and Czechoslovakia and was built on land that had belonged to the Palestinian village of al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya, which had been depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was named after the Biblical city of Shafir that is mentioned in the Book of Micah 1:11, which also means "good and beautiful".[1] Today Shafir is made up of a mixture of Czechoslovakian/ Hungarians, and Persians.

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Vilnai, Ze'ev. Zev Vilnay. Shafir (b). Ariel Encyclopedia. 8. 7996. Am Oved. Israel. 1980. he.