Ovnat

Ovnat אָבְנַת‎
Hebrew  transcription(s)
• official	Avenat, Avnat
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
Founded	2004
Population  (2023) [1]	271

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 2023 it had a population of 271.

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 11 August 2025.
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

External links

• Avnat homepage (in Hebrew)