Shaharut

Shaharut שַׁחֲרוּת‎ شَحَرُوت
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Coordinates: 29°54′17″N 34°59′59″E / 29.90472°N 34.99972°E / 29.90472; 34.99972Coordinates: 29°54′17″N 34°59′59″E / 29.90472°N 34.99972°E / 29.90472; 34.99972
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Hevel Eilot
Affiliation	HaMerkaz HaHakla'i
Founded	1985
Founded by	Jewish Agency
Population  (2019)[1]	164

Shaharut (Hebrew: שַׁחֲרוּת, Arabic: شَحَرُوتْ – šaḥarūt) is a community settlement in the far south of Israel. Located 40 kilometers north of Eilat, and six kilometers west of Yotvata on a ridge above the Arabah valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 164.^[1]

History[]

The village was founded in 1985 by the Jewish Agency and was named after the nearby Shaharut Mountain; the word "Shaharut" means "youth", as in Ecclesiastes chapter 11. It is the only settlement in the area that is not in the valley.

Notable residents[]

• A-WA

References[]

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