Ovnat

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Ovnat
אָבְנַת‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • officialAvenat, Avnat
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Ovnat is located in the Southern West Bank
Ovnat
Ovnat
Coordinates: 31°40′45.12″N 35°26′12.47″E / 31.6792000°N 35.4367972°E / 31.6792000; 35.4367972Coordinates: 31°40′45.12″N 35°26′12.47″E / 31.6792000°N 35.4367972°E / 31.6792000; 35.4367972
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMegilot
RegionWest Bank
Founded2004
Population
 (2019)[1]
237

Ovnat (Hebrew: אָבְנַת‎) is a small Israeli settlement in the West Bank on the western shore of the Dead Sea, about 7 km (4 mi) south of Kalya and 12 km (7 mi) north of Mitzpe Shalem. It falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 237.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

History[]

It was founded in mid-2004, where a Nahal settlement existed since 1983. It is named after Asenath.[3][citation needed]

According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 124 dunams of land from the Palestinian town of al-Ubeidiya in order to construct Ovnat.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. ^ (There is a similarity in the word rhythm (hebr. "Mishkal")): Hanna Bitan (1999) 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Carta, p 2 ISBN 965-220-423-4 (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ Al ‘Ubeidiya Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 19

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