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| Sapir | ||
| District | Southern, Central Arava | |
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| Residents | 374 (2015) | |
| height | −16 m | |
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1 Sapir (Hebrew: סַפִּיר) is a settlement in the Arava South of Israel.
A little further to the northeast is the older moshav 2 A yahav. Today's moshav, which is still oriented towards agriculture, was founded in 1967 by army veterans in the area of an agricultural research station.
background
The locality Sapir is more recent, it was only founded in 1979. In contrast to the agricultural kibbutzim and moshavim of the Arava, administrative employees of the Regional Council and members of various professional groups live here, including one in Sapir Health Clinic operated.
getting there
By plane
Most foreign travelers travel through the Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion at. The journey from Eilat from, the previous city airport Eilat is served by charter airlines; The route from the new airport, a little north of Eilat, is even shorter Ramon Airport Eilat, which should start operations at the end of 2017.
The 1 Sapir Airfield, or A Yahav Airstrip (EIY), is only used for private aviation.
By train / bus
There is no railway connection to the Arava, the nearest railway station is that of Dimona, the continuation of the railway line through the Arava until after Eilat has been in the planning for some time.
The bus routes of the Egged between Tel Aviv (394), Be'er Sheva (397), Jerusalem (444) and Eilatthat run through the Arava, stop at the junctions on road 90.
In the street
The locality Sapir is from the Sapphire Junction the Jordan Valley Road 90 accessible from a short spur road to the west; A little further north is a rest stop. The 90 leads from the north of Israel along the Dead Sea through the Arava down to Eilat, further north the road joins 25 of Beer Sheva above Dimona in the 90.
mobility
One moves in the place on foot.
Tourist Attractions
- the 1 Sapir Park was from Jewish National Fund in collaboration with the Central Arava Regional Council created to give the local population and travelers an oasis of relaxation. Around an artificially created pond with palm trees, a waterfall and shady roofs there are lawns and picnic areas, a park of baobab trees and doum palms (the northernmost population of the palm species actually native to Egypt) and a sculpture park are worth seeing.
- 2 Fountain of Youth (Ma'ayan Hane'urim): a well system at a thermal bath fed by a hot spring is suitable as a resting place on the journey through the Arava.
activities
- Rest in Sapir Park
- hike: the Israel National Trail runs in the Arava to the west of the settlement, so that Sapir would offer itself as a stage location with overnight accommodation or, thanks to the public transport connection, as the starting point of a stage that
The blue and white marked piste circles the fenced east in the southwest to get to the course of the INT.
The blue and white marked piste circles the fenced east in the southwest to get to the course of the INT.- The Israel National Trail runs west of Sapir initially on a green and white marked route through the 1 Caldera Valley and the 2 Mount Yahav and then climbs into the 3 Nahal Neqarot from. From there the INT runs through the 4 Nahal Geled and then past the cliffs of the 5 Carbolet Haririm to the 6 Neqarot Gap to get south of the Makhtesh Ramon (here more about routes in Makhtesh Ramon).
- One runs a little north of Sapir
red and white marked slopes in this wide area 7 Nahal Neqarot in a westerly direction. This wadi that drains the Makhtesh Ramon 8 Nahal Neqarot circumnavigates Mount Yahav, crosses INT and here 9 Nahal Neqarot circles the Karbolet Haririm massif in a wide arc to the south and also ends at Neqarot Gap south of Makhtesh Ramon.
red and white marked slopes in this wide area - 10 bike tours: at the northern exit of A yahav two circular cycle routes begin:
- the Hofira route: an easy to drive circuit of 13 km in length in the north of Ein Yahav (marked in red)
- the Nemia - Neqarot route: after crossing road 90 along the irrigation system, the 17.1 km long and technically difficult route climbs in Wadi Nemia and returns via Wadi Neqarot to the road crossing (marked in green).
- Offroader - desert tours
- journey along the Jordanian border on the 2 Peace Route (Derech HaSchalom): the connection between Ein Yahav - Hatzeva and Idan, laid out as a military patrol road, can be comfortably traveled by car; Be careful with photo stops because of the intensive agricultural traffic. Where indicated, you must not deviate from the asphalt road near the border and under no circumstances drive on the sand strip near the border (which is used by the military to record footprints as a sign of illegal border crossing). In the north of Hatzeva can at 1 Peace Road Lookout take a short circular walk in the sediment mounds that have formed at the bottom of the former Lake Lisan south of the Dead Sea; the steps start just below the lookout's canopy. The clay / sand hills are reminiscent of the "volcanoes" in which the half-dragon Nepomuk had his cave in "Jim Button and Lukas the Engine Driver" ... Peace Road ends at the entrance of 3 Ida (Idda).
- Birdwatching: are recommended next to the Sapir Park the 11 A Yahav lookout at the Nekarot Reservoir near the settlement a little to the north A yahav and the 12 Nahal Neqarot.
shop
- In Sapir there is a supermarket for everyday items.
kitchen
- at the 1 Rest area Ein Yahav Inn can be found next to one Gas station a McDonalds and another restaurant.
- in Sapir there is the restaurant
nightlife
accommodation
health
- 1 Health Clinic
Practical advice
trips
literature
- "Negev Birding Sites" map, Hebrew and English
