Sapir, Israel

Sapir (Hebrew: ספיר) is a community settlement in southern Israel.

Located in the Arava valley near Route 90, it falls under the jurisdiction of Central Arava Regional Council.

[1] The village was established in 1979 and is named after Pinchas Sapir.

It was planned by the architect Gershon Tzippor and was founded primarily to provide housing for municipal workers of the regional council.

As of 2006 it houses mostly people of various professions, as opposed to other settlements of the Arava, which mostly do agriculture.

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