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Revision as of 05:26, 9 July 2010 by 85.65.99.40 (talk) (do not put back this bad picture)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) 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 |
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 2006 it had a population of 654.
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.
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 the end point of the Jerusalem Trail, a 42-kilometer walking route around Jerusalem, which is part of the Israel National Trail.
References
- 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
- Go with the flow, Jerusalem Post
- Jerusalem Trail
31°45′46.8″N 35°8′4.55″E / 31.763000°N 35.1345972°E / 31.763000; 35.1345972
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