Shaharut

Shaharut
שַׁחֲרוּת
Shaharut
Coordinates: 29°54′16.55″N 34°59′58.91″E / 29.9045972°N 34.9996972°E / 29.9045972; 34.9996972Coordinates: 29°54′16.55″N 34°59′58.91″E / 29.9045972°N 34.9996972°E / 29.9045972; 34.9996972
District Southern
Council Hevel Eilot
Affiliation HaMerkaz HaHakla'i
Founded 1985
Founded by Jewish Agency
Population (2015)[1] 130

Shaharut (Hebrew: שַׁחֲרוּת) is a communal 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 2015 it had a population of 130.

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.

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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