Pushpin Map: | Israel north negev |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 31.0017°N 34.7656°W |
Foundation: | 8 February 2012 |
Council: | Ramat HaNegev |
District: | south |
Hebname: | שיזף |
Sheizaf (Hebrew: שיזף) is a mixed religious-secular community settlement in southern Israel. Located around 25 kilometres south of Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The village was founded on 8 February 2012 by ten families.[1] Initially an unofficial settlement, it was declared illegal by a Beersheba District Court in November 2014 as it had been established on land planned for a student village, but Interior Minister Gideon Sa'ar overruled the decision and granted formal recognition to the village.[2]