Ovnat | |
Imgsize: | 250px |
Founded: | 2004 |
Altoffsp: | Avenat, Avnat |
District: | js |
Council: | Megilot |
Pushpin Map: | Israel south wb |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 31.6792°N 35.4367°W |
Ovnat (Hebrew: אָבְנַת) is a small Israeli settlement in the West Bank on the western shore of the Dead Sea, about 7km (04miles) south of Kalya and 12km (07miles) north of Mitzpe Shalem. It falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[1]
It was founded in mid-2004, where a Nahal settlement existed since 1983. It is named after Asenath.[2]
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 124 dunams of land from the Palestinian town of al-Ubeidiya in order to construct Ovnat.[3]