Ovnat אָבְנַת | |
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| • official | Avenat, Avnat |
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  Ovnat | |
| Coordinates:31°40′45″N35°26′12″E / 31.67917°N 35.43667°E /31.67917; 35.43667 | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Megilot |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 249 |
Ovnat (Hebrew:אָבְנַת) is a smallIsraeli settlement in theWest Bank on the western shore of theDead Sea, about 7 km (4 mi) south ofKalya and 12 km (7 mi) north ofMitzpe Shalem. It falls under the jurisdiction ofMegilot Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 249.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bankillegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
It was founded in mid-2004, where aNahal settlement existed since 1983. It is named afterAsenath.[3][citation needed]
According toARIJ, Israel confiscated 124dunams of land from thePalestinian town ofal-Ubeidiya in order to construct Ovnat.[4]
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