Even Sapir
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| Founded | 1950 | |
| Founded by | Kurdish immigrants | |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda | |
| Region | Jerusalem corridor | |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement | |
Even Sapir (Hebrew: אֶבֶן סַפִּיר, 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.[1] The book describes his travels to Yemen in the 19th century.[2]
To the north of the moshav is the Monastery of St. John in the Wilderness and a cave attributed to John the Baptist.[3]
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. [4]
Even Sapir is a home to "Ben Gurion Institute of Science & Technology", Jerusalem Campus, a housing estate designated for 430 local and international students. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999) (in Hebrew). Lexicon of the Land of Israel. Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. pp. 19. ISBN 965-448-413-7.
- ^ A Journey to Teman
- ^ Go with the flow, Jerusalem Post
- ^ Jerusalem Trail
- ^ BGIST
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Coordinates: 31°45′46.8″N 35°8′4.55″E / 31.763°N 35.1345972°E
