Shaharut

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Shaharut
שַׁחֲרוּת
شَحَرُوت
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Shaharut is located in Southern Negev region of Israel
Shaharut
Shaharut
Shaharut is located in Israel
Shaharut
Shaharut
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
DistrictSouthern
CouncilHevel Eilot
AffiliationHaMerkaz HaHakla'i
Founded1985
Founded byJewish Agency
Population
 (2019)[1]
164

Shaharut (Hebrew: שַׁחֲרוּת, Arabic: شَحَرُوتْšaḥarūt) 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

References

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.