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| To the north of the moshav is the ] and a cave attributed to ].<ref>]]</ref> | To the north of the moshav is the ] and a cave attributed to ].<ref>]]</ref> | ||
| Even Sapir is one end point of the ], a 42-kilometer walking route around and through Jerusalem, which intersects with the ]. The point of intersection is just outside |
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| Even Sapir is a home to "Ben Gurion Institute of Science & Technology", Jerusalem Campus, a housing estate designated for 430 local and international students.<ref></ref> | Even Sapir is a home to "Ben Gurion Institute of Science & Technology", Jerusalem Campus, a housing estate designated for 430 local and international students.<ref></ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:40, 27 December 2015
Place in Israel| Even Sapir | |
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| Country | Israel |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Region | Jerusalem corridor |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Kurdish immigrants |
| Population | 679 |
Even Sapir (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Sapphire) is a moshav on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2012 it had a population of 679.
The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Kurdistan. It was named after Even Sapir, a book written in 1864 by Yaakov Halevi Sapir, a Jerusalem rabbi and emissary. The book describes his travels to Yemen in the 19th century.
According to another source, the moshav was named for Pinchas Sapir, Israel's finance minister, who encouraged Jewish businessmen from the Diaspora to invest in Palestine and the nascent state.
To the north of the moshav is the Monastery of St. John in the Wilderness and a cave attributed to John the Baptist.
Even Sapir is one end point of the Jerusalem Trail, a 42-kilometer walking route around and through Jerusalem, which intersects with the Israel National Trail. The point of intersection is just outside Even Sapir at the Ein Hindak spring.
Even Sapir is a home to "Ben Gurion Institute of Science & Technology", Jerusalem Campus, a housing estate designated for 430 local and international students.
References
- ^ "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 19. ISBN 965-448-413-7.
- A Journey to Teman
- Judean mountains
- Go with the flow, Jerusalem Post
- Jerusalem Trail
- BGIST