Sapir () is a

community settlement A community settlement (, ''Yishuv Kehilati'') is a type of town or village in Israel and in the West Bank. In an ordinary town, anyone may buy property, but in a community settlement, the village's residents are organized in a cooperative an ...

in southern

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

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

Central Arava Regional Council The Central Arava Regional Council () is a Regional Council (Israel), Regional Council in the South District of Israel. It encompasses eight settlements near the eastern border of Israel, south of the Dead Sea. All settlements are located near R ...

. In it had a population of .

History

The village was established in 1979 and is named after

Pinchas Sapir Pinchas Sapir (; born Pinchas Kozlowski 15 October 1906 – 12 August 1975) was an Israeli politician during the first three decades following the country's founding. He held two important ministerial posts, Minister of Finance (1963–68 and ...

. It was planned by the architect Gershon Tzippor and was founded primarily to provide housing for municipal workers of the regional council. As time passed, its nature changed. As of 2006 it houses mostly people of various professions, as opposed to other settlements of the Arava, which mostly do agriculture. Near the community there is a nature park and an airstrip.

References

{{Central Arava Regional Council Central Arava Regional Council Community settlements Populated places in Southern District (Israel) Populated places established in 1979 1979 establishments in Israel