Shaẖar
in Southern District, Israel
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Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport (23 mi) - Ben Gurion International Airport (29 mi)
- Sde Dov Airport (34 mi)
- Bar Yehuda Airfield (44 mi)
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El Gora Airport (52 mi) - El Arish International Airport (65 mi)
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Queen Alia International Airport (75 mi) - Ein Yahav Airfield (75 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (84 mi)
- Ovda International Airport (117 mi)
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (158 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (162 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
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Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 25 mi) - Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 29 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- Masada (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Miẕpé Beqoa‘ (observation point, (20 mi)
- Miẕpé Har’el (observation point, (19 mi)
- Miẕpé Massu’a (observation point, (12 mi)
- Miẕpé Modi‘im (observation point, (27 mi)
- Miẕpé Yona (observation point, (14 mi)
- Miẕpé Eshta‘ol (observation point, (20 mi)
- Ma‘aganat Ashdod (marina, (13 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 31.619 and 34.724 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 31° 37' 9" and E 34° 43' 26"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shekel - ILS
- Spoken languages:
- Hebrew, Arabic, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:33 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:09 am and 4:41 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Israel.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Israel. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Shaẖar
Shaẖar in Southern District is a city in Israel about 31 mi (or 49 km) west of Jerusalem, the country's capital.
Local time in Shaẖar is now 10:33 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Jerusalem with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports in the vicinity of Shaẖar, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Israel is Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport in a distance of 23 mi (or 37 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Israel is Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), East. We found 7 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gaza, Ramla, Beersheba, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 71 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 5% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
21°C (69 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Nehora
Nehora is a moshav (village) in the southern Israeli Coastal Plain about 5 km west Kiryat Gat in south-central Israel. It belongs to the Lakhish Regional Council. It is located just east of Route 352, across the road from Noga. Nehora was founded in 1955 as part of the program to inhabit Hevel Lakhish and was intended to serve as a center of services for surrounding communities. A shopping center, regional school and the offices of the Lakhish Regional Council are located there.
Hevel Lakhish
Hevel Lakhish is an area of south-central Israel. Part of the southern Shephelah, it is located between the Judean Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea and is named after the Biblical city of Lachish. Before the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, three kibbutzim were founded in the area - Gal On, Gat and Negba. Between 1955 and 1961 twenty more settlements were established. The area is covered by three regional councils - Lakhish, Shafir and Yoav - and one city council, Kiryat Gat.
Uza, Israel
Uza is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish around two kilometres south of Kiryat Gat and covering 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2006, it had a population of 463. The village was established in 1950. Biblical "name taken from passage "Summon the might, O God, show the strength, O God, thou who hast wrought for us" ."
Bayt 'Affa
Bayt 'Affa was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Gaza. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on January 10, 1948 as part of Operation Barak. It was located 29 km northeast of Gaza and Wadi al-Rana ran east of the village. The village had a census in 1596 which recorded 143 inhabitants in the village. In 1945 there were 700 people. The village had a khirba which contained the remains of walls made of ancient columns, uncut stones and a well.
Operation Death to the Invader
Operation Death to the Invader, also Death to the Invaders, was an Israeli military operation during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was carried out on July 16–18, 1948 in the northwestern Negev desert. The operation's objective was to link Jewish villages in the Negev desert with the rest of Israel, after this aim was not achieved in Operation An-Far that ended on July 15.
Operation GYS
Operation GYS, or Operation Gayis, short for Golani, Yiftach, Sergei (Negev)—the three participating brigades—was an Israeli military and logistical operation conducted during the second truce of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Its objective was to create a corridor to the Israeli enclave in the northern Negev desert, surrounded by the Egyptian army.
Operation Shmone
Operation Shmone was an Israeli military operation conducted against the Egyptian-held police fort of Iraq Suwaydan in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The battle was fought between the Israel Defense Forces and the Egyptian Army on November 9, 1948 and ended in an Israeli victory, following numerous previous Israeli attempts to capture the fort, two of them in Operation Yoav just weeks before.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Shaẖar.
- Gaza
- Ramla
- Beersheba
- Tel Aviv
- Jerusalem
- Rafah
- Karney Shomron
- Ash Shaykh Zuwayd
- Jericho
- Ghawr al Mazra`ah
- Ash Shunah al Janubiyah
- Al `Arid
- Ma`in
- Fuqu`
- Yarqa
- `Ayy
- Al -Arish
- Al Faysaliyah
- Al Qasr
- Dhiban
- Dayr `Alla
- Al Mughayyir
- Ma'daba
- Juraynah
- Mulayh
- As Salt
- Hisban
- As Subayhi
- Al Mazar al Janubi
- Al Fuhays
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Shaẖar, שחר
