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Shafir in the region of Southern District is a town in Israel - some 298 mi or ( 480 km ) South-East of Jerusalem , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Shafir is now 01:44 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jerusalem " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Damascus, Amman, Tyre, and Beirut. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nicosia . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Shafir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Gay Men of the Middle East hanged for being gay, where it is a crime.

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Watch and form your own opinion. Consider yourself lucky if you are gay and do not live here and experience the life these young and old gay men and women have. I escaped. I made asylum in Israel in 2 ..

SAREL VOLUNTEERS AND THE IDF GIRLS

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French non-jewish volunteers sharing the dayly life of the female soldiers in a base, working, dancing and travelling during the period of Pourim Vous aimez Israel? Portez-vous volontaires!... ..


SAR EL french non-jewish volunteers in Tsahal ISRAEL

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Interesting facts about this location

Shafir Regional Council

Shafir Regional Council is a regional council in the South District of Israel near the city of Kiryat Gat. The council is bordered on the north by the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, on the east by Yoav Regional Council and Kiryat Gat, on the south by Lakhish Regional Council, and on the west by Hof Ashkelon Regional Council, Yoav Regional Council. The council is named for the Biblical city of Shafir.

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Located at 31.68 34.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Regional councils in Israel, Shafir Regional Council

Yeshivat Or Etzion

Yeshivat Or Etzion is a Hesder Yeshiva, religious high school, and religious army preparation high school. It is located in Merkaz Shapira, Israel. It was founded in 1978. Its Rosh yeshiva is Rabbi Haim Drukman. The "Yeshiva Gavoha" roll is approximately 220 students. Yeshiva Gavoha offers the full Hesder military service, but opts for an extra year of study in Yeshiva before the army service.

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Located at 31.70 34.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1978, Yeshivot hesder

Kedma, Israel

Kedma is a youth village in the Shephelah area of south-central Israel. It is under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council.

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Located at 31.70 34.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Youth villages in Israel

Malakhi Junction

The Malakhi Junction, also known as Qastina for the Arab village which once stood there, is a major road junction in Israel, between Highway 40 and 3. It is located on the 37th kilometer of Highway 3. Like most junctions in Israel, it serves as a major transportation hub and has a trempiada, or hitchhiking stand. Due to its proximity to Kiryat Malakhi, it is also sometimes considered Kiryat Malakhi's central bus station, operated by the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council.

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Located at 31.73 34.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Junctions in Israel, Road junctions in Israel, Southern District (Israel)

Sgula

Sgula, also Segula, is a moshav north of Kiryat Gat in south-central Israel. It is a member of the Yoav Regional Council. Moshav Sgula was founded in 1953 by native Israelis. The name may be based on a verse in Exodus where the word segula is used in the sense of "special treasure" or jewel: "Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my special treasure (sgula)."

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Located at 31.67 34.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Moshavim