Ovnat

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Ovnat
אָבְנַת
Hebrew  transcription(s)
  officialAvenat, Avnat
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Ovnat
Coordinates: 31°40′45″N35°26′12″E / 31.67917°N 35.43667°E / 31.67917; 35.43667
Country Palestine
District Judea and Samaria Area
Council Megilot
Region West Bank
Founded2004
Population
 (2022) [1]
249

Ovnat (Hebrew : אׇבְנַת) is a small Israeli settlement in the West Bank, Palestine, 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 2022 it had a population of 249.

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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. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  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